{"id":51003,"date":"2023-11-23T14:20:49","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T11:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=51003"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"doctor-sounds-alarm-over-high-alcohol-consumption-in-belarus","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/51003\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor sounds alarm over high alcohol consumption in Belarus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>November 23, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Liquor is cheap and easily available in Belarus, Arciom Ma\u0142myhin, a senior alcohol addiction psychiatrist, has told journalists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Strong alcoholic beverages are available everywhere, including small shops at residential buildings, he noted. Alcoholic beverages are sold at any time of the day, with large supermarkets selling liquor night, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The legal drinking age in Belarus is 18, Ma\u0142myhin said, noting that in some countries, the age limit is 21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Problems related to alcohol consumption by the population pose a real threat to demographic security, hinder the sustainable development of Belarusian society and the state,&#8221; he stressed. &#8220;Alcohol remains one of the most important risk factors for public health.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the past five years, alcohol consumption per capita ranged from 11.6 liters to 12 liters in the age group of 15 and older, according to the official statistics. A total of 145,000 alcohol addicts are currently registered in the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November 23, Pozirk. Liquor is cheap and easily available in Belarus, Arciom Ma\u0142myhin, a senior alcohol addiction psychiatrist, has told journalists. Strong alcoholic beverages are available everywhere, including small shops at residential buildings, he noted. Alcoholic beverages are sold at any time of the day, with large supermarkets selling liquor night, he added. The legal [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":0,"template":"","rubric":[13],"class_list":["post-51003","articles","type-articles","status-publish","hentry","rubric-society"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Doctor sounds alarm over high alcohol consumption in Belarus | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"November 23, Pozirk. 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