Russian men lose years of life to vodka

Research suggests alcohol, particularly vodka, largely responsible for a quarter of men dying before they reach 55. Al Jazeera's Peter Sharp reports from Moscow.

[@morgancatherwood5665]

if I lived in Russia I'd get hammered too - my Russian friend Gregory down in Florida told me about life there. It sucks - he hated it. Said he'd never go back

[@thetraditionalmale]

Putin has his foot on their necks so agressively they don't even make the connection

[@veronicamoody3981]

Has he done a report on drinking in the UK? If not, he should. It may not be as bad as in Russia, but from what I've seen it's a real problem in England and other parts of the UK.

[@literatureshorts9792]

the alcohol consumption rates are worse in Ireland and Scotland

[@squamd5777]

It's more of a problem for older generations ending with millennials. Younger people prefer weed or abstinence from drugs. That is my general experience from living there, and as an alcoholic.

[@a.4016]

I love Russian

[@seferino]

Vodka till death.

[@ItalkimAdventure]

Yes

[@ozituna1691]

Yes

[@Bingbongflips]

Yes

[@cdscdscds777]

Da

[@unknownsoldier6731]

I read that in an accent. It wasn’t good at all

[@skeptikai]

Wowww... I'm glad I don't drink.

[@chris-duffer-7168]

Same!

[@Ooth9999]

Drinking every now and again is perfectly fine lol if your responsible. It’s fun.

[@Alexander-vs2ee]

@@Just_another_Euro_dude Nobody wants to die at 35. Enjoy the alcohol friend.

[@tsunakbayev]

​@@Ooth9999 it doesn't make sense to drink alcohol, what health benefits does it give you other than destroying your liver and brain and leading to cancer?

[@tanwar2514]

@@Ooth9999 it may lead to addiction, isn't?

[@purelokiii7716]

Is that why there's more women then men

[@joko2334]

.......soooo its 7 years now. Whats the update???

[@SeedOilFitnessOfficial]

He is alive blyat

[@Alexander-vs2ee]

They dead bruh.

[@daniloh.3847]

For me beer and wine are the choice for like a big consumption, vodka, whisky and gin are just for small doses after a lunch or a hard day of working, 50ml are enough for that

[@sergeybykov2643]

Я вообще не пью.И плевал я на все праздники.

[@gerrymcdonald6194]

The problem with alcohol in Russia is historical and therefore cultural. In Russia the go-to solution for psychological pain has been Voka for centuries. It's the long-established social escape, the solves-all for stress. Is that curable? What do you think?

[@zachhaus8488]

"Rum and death should mean the same words to you"

[@shataneekbhattacharya8088]

Dr. Livesey?

[@kawaiigaythug]

This is awesome

[@MrClayrox]

He forgot to mention that lazy eye problem.

[@decay.7253]

OOH YEEAH! VODKAA!

[@MrSpookyLover]

no shit, for serious?

[@chris7toronto]

infinitecanadian Mate, you suffer from anecdotal evidence. I'm glad your grandpa lived to 93, but cherry picking him and saying the scientists are incorrect, after they examined over 100,000 people is so incredibly foolish. From a fellow Canadian to another :)

[@devilschild9372]

infinitecanadian An illiterate using his grandpa's health to justify that heavy drinking doesn't cause heart and renal diseases. You are a Canadian which explains your stupidity.

[@tanwar2514]

@@chris7toronto absolutely!!

[@maxasaurus3008]

I don’t think it’s alcohol killing people in Russia and Ukraine: it’s lead poisoning 😢. Slava Ukraine!

[@boogiemcsploogie]

🇷🇺

[@SeigoSaiga]

Thumbnail guy looks like Ethan Klein from H3H3

[@idonate3975]

Iloveglensvodka

[@Paul__Allen]

Good old Glens!

[@JOHNNELSONDARBY22]

Vito vodka

[@ovz112]

instead of a anti gay bill they could better launched a anti alcohol bill by havly taxing alcohol

[@erjo8199]

The USSR tried this in the 1980s during Gorbachev's rule. People just made black market "vodka" at home from sugar. Taxes NEVER help, only proper parenting.

[@cobrak1ngs]

So many countries have tried and failed just let us drink

[@Ooth9999]

Alcohol prices in Ireland are rising by the year but people still buy it. Raising the price won’t stop people from drinking

[@tiernanwearen8096]

@@Ooth9999 yep ever try putchen?

[@tanwar2514]

@@Ooth9999 every year new people add into alcoholism!! Preventing new people can certainly stop that. But how to do that?

[@gluehuffing5454]

Lololololoololol.

[@annaclarke7643]

Let the Russians drink themselves 😂to oblivion. They cause problems when they drink and the cause problems when they don’t.😂

[@benstevinson764]

I love Russian 🇷🇺 VODKA ❤️