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**CULTDIAMONDS** · 12-03-2008, 03:15 PM

According to a recent Economist article, 30% of all Russian male deaths can be attributed, directly or indirectly, to alcohol. For female deaths the figure is 19%. What a crummy country.

Yes, this is irrelevant, but I figure we've had plenty of posts on Russia's state-sponsored thuggery, and not enough on Russia's spectacular alcohol problem.

12-03-2008, 03:15 PM	#2
CULTDIAMONDS Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 537 Senior Member	According to a recent Economist article, 30% of all Russian male deaths can be attributed, directly or indirectly, to alcohol. For female deaths the figure is 19%. What a crummy country. Yes, this is irrelevant, but I figure we've had plenty of posts on Russia's state-sponsored thuggery, and not enough on Russia's spectacular alcohol problem.
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