Alcohol consumption and abuse in the Republic of Moldova: assessing the situation and its impact
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This Independent Think Tank “Expert-Grup” publication assesses alcohol consumption and abuse in the Republic of Moldova, a country with a deeply rooted drinking culture. It examines consumption levels, health consequences and the wider economic and social costs, drawing on World Health Organization data and estimates for 2006-2007.
According to World Health Organization data, Moldova ranked 4th in Europe for alcohol consumption in 2003. Estimates show annual consumption in 2006-2007 of about 8.5 litres of pure alcohol equivalent per capita. Alcohol is one of the major causes of poor population health, and the total number of alcohol-related deaths has risen almost constantly since 1998. Cirrhosis, liver cancer and acute pancreatitis are among the main causes of alcohol-related mortality.
The social and economic costs of drink-driving accidents are particularly high. The government needs to develop a national programme to tackle this “national vice”, but international experience shows that anti-alcohol policies produce effects only in the long term and are generally costly.
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