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{{Cquote|Russian newspaper Kommersant cited Rosstat's figures from its "Healthcare in Russia-2023" handbook, which was published in December. It showed that in 2022—the year Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began — 54,200 patients were diagnosed with alcohol dependence, of whom 12,900 were diagnosed with alcohol psychosis (a condition accompanied by hallucinations, delusions, mood swings, outbursts of violence or aggression and other symptoms).

{{Cquote|Russian newspaper Kommersant cited Rosstat's figures from its "Healthcare in Russia-2023" handbook, which was published in December. It showed that in 2022—the year Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began — 54,200 patients were diagnosed with alcohol dependence, of whom 12,900 were diagnosed with alcohol psychosis (a condition accompanied by hallucinations, delusions, mood swings, outbursts of violence or aggression and other symptoms).

Levels had been consistently dropping for a decade, between 2010 and 2021, from 153,900 to 53,300 people, but they are now back on the rise as of 2022, the statistics show.<ref><ref>[https://www.newsweek.com/alcoholism-russia-soldiers-elite-ukraine-war-drink-vodka-1860735 Alcoholism Surges in Russia Amid Ukraine War], Newsweek, 2024</ref>}}

Levels had been consistently dropping for a decade, between 2010 and 2021, from 153,900 to 53,300 people, but they are now back on the rise as of 2022, the statistics show.<ref>[https://www.newsweek.com/alcoholism-russia-soldiers-elite-ukraine-war-drink-vodka-1860735 Alcoholism Surges in Russia Amid Ukraine War], Newsweek, 2024</ref>}}

== See also ==

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