“Alcohol has, first of all, a slow toxic effect on the internal organs of a person, this can cause sudden death from cardiac arrest. According to the results of our research, 15% of patients who go to hospitals have problems with alcohol, ”RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.

According to the expert, alcohol abuse contributes to increased stress and anxiety, and also affects the growth of domestic violence.

Earlier in the Rospotrebnadzor said that in connection with the pandemic of the coronavirus infection COVID-19, "drinking alcohol can endanger people's health even more."