“Mortality from alcohol poisoning is reduced. If we talk about a reduction in this indicator, then since 2000 it has decreased by almost 3 times, ”RIA Novosti quoted Salagaya as saying.

According to him, this indicator indicates that the measures taken to reduce alcohol consumption are effective.

Earlier it was reported that the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug and the Magadan Region are the leaders in alcohol deaths.

In August, RT, based on data from the Ministry of Health for 2018, compiled a ranking of the leading regions by the number of patients with alcohol dependence.