Recently the health Minister of Russia Mikhail Murashko said that the Russians during the pandemic began to drink more and more to die from diseases associated with alcohol abuse. I agree with this and the chief psychiatrist of the Ministry of health Yevgeny BRYUN. According to him, in 2020 there is a trend towards increased mortality among the working population, and the significant impact this is having a craving for alcohol.
What Russian does not like fast drink? Abundant libations we have accompanied any event – be it public holidays, active rest on the nature with friends, like hunting or fishing, and even a force majeure, as the quarantine of coronavirus pandemic.
In the first days after the announcement of the regime of self-isolation of our citizens drank as much as for the New year. Then the degree of libations began to decline. But still, quarantine is heavy from the point of view of mental health situation. People as the air needs to move, social activities, therefore, many during the isolation started to drink – so they are saved from the stress and anxiety. But although Russians began to drink more, the number of alcoholic poisonings and psychoses are now less than before the pandemic.
the journalists said on Tuesday during his press conference, the chief freelance specialist psychiatrist-narcologist of the Department of health of the city of Moscow and the Ministry of health of Russia Yevgeny Bryun. The expert said that in 2020 Russia has experienced a growth trend of mortality in working age, and the role of alcohol is quite significant.
For the first three months last year died 36548 people, in 2020-m – 37386. However, the percentage of deaths accounted for the proportion of drunkards no one for sure can’t. After all, these people could all my life drinking, but for help to narcologist need not apply. “We only know that about 5-6 thousand people a year die from alcohol poisoning,” said Brun.
however, the abuse of alcohol leads to diseases of the heart and circulatory system, causes injuries and accidents, reduces immunity, aggravates Oncology, contributes to the emergence of diabetes and liver problems.
Separately, the psychiatrist stopped at the common myths that are associated with alcohol. For example, can it be used as a disinfectant? Yes, but only on the outside, and provided that the beverage contains at least 60 percent alcohol. Vodka combined with bath can serve as a prevention from kovid, on the contrary, the toxic effect of alcohol (which is anyway poison) weakens the immune system, which during the epidemic is very dangerous. And alcohol often leads to sudden cardiac arrest. His fault occurs 15% of all sudden deaths, consider drug treatment. So Zachto Aditi in the steam room after taking the hard liquor is strictly prohibited. Not confirmed by a specialist and another common myth so you can relieve stress. Just the opposite – alcohol increases anxiety, so drink for fear of infection – still, that put out the fire with gasoline.
Journalists of course were interested whether it was difficult for the Russians to get rid of the habit to regularly drink after the lifting of the quarantine?
“I Think as soon as we removed the regime of self-isolation, people have more important problems, – said the expert. — Many now have nothing to live on. Some have lost their jobs, others collapsed business.”
in addition, to form the alcoholism takes much more time than we sit on quarantine.
