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Medvedev: Alcoholism in our country is a national disaster
Aug 13 2009, Len

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday called time on the country’s vodka tipplers, saying alcoholism had become a “national disaster”.

Medvedev said measures aimed at reducing binge drinking had not reduced alcoholism in Russia, where...

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