Affiliation

International Academy of Sobriety, Belarus, Russia

Corresponding Author

Razvodovsky, Y.E., 80 Gorky Street, Grodno 230009, Belarus, Tel.: + 375 0152 70 18 84; Fax: +375 0152 43 53 41; E-mail: razvodovsky@tut.by / yury_razvodovsky@mail.ru

Citation

Razvodovsky, Y.E. The Effects of Alcohol Price Increases on Mortality from External Causes in Russia. (2018) J Addict Depend 4(1): 1- 3.

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© 2018 Razvodovsky, Y.E. This is an Open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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Abstract

Background: Several studies have documented significant contemporaneous effects of changes in vodka consumption per capita on mortality from external causes in Russia.
Objectives: To assess the relationship between the price of vodka and violent mortality rates in Russia from 2010 to 2015.
Methods: Trends in the real price of vodka and violent mortality rates between 2010 and 2015, were compared.
Results: A Spearman’s correlation analysis suggests a statistically significant inverse relationship between the real price of vodka and suicides, homicides, accidental drowning, mortality due to exposure to smoke, fire and flames and fatal falls.
Conclusions: The results from this study suggest an inverse aggregate-level relationship between the price of vodka and violent mortality rates in Russia. These findings are in agreement with the arguments that increase in alcohol prices is the most consistent alcohol policy intervention.