Read this article and you will see that the Russian women in this particular village are very courageous, given the scale of alcoholism, which affected their men.

Alcoholics in Russia have virtually no support in the form of peer support or organizations, such as AA, which can help them recover and become functional again. So, to see grass-roots effort on the part of women, regardless of how small is good. \

    Siberian Women Battle Against Alcoholics

    The stereotype of a hard life, hard-drinking Russian man is common around the world. Alcoholism is a huge problem in the country, killing more than 50.000 Russian annually. But in a Siberian village women decided things into their own hands.

    Wife of Alexander Shatalov fears that if he is as he is, he may not live to 50.

    "Come on sister, I drank more than you have lived. I'm drunk, since I was 5 years old and I'm 44 now," says Shatalov.

    So, in steps the Council of local women. 19-member Council say they are with each vodka-drinker in this area - and there are nearly 1.000 alcoholics in their list.

    "We have received many complaints about men drinking heavily. We've seen families destroyed by alcohol. Thus, we have established this Council, and we are working with the authorities to take action," said Maria Khoklova, head of the Council of Women.

    They gave the local government funds for treatment for alcohol abuse.

    "We are doing everything possible to put these people through a detoxification program and give them a medication that reduces craving for alcohol. But the treatment is effective only if patients are willing to change their lifestyle," says Anna Felisova, medical advice women.

    Alcoholism is a deeply rooted problem in remote Russian villages. Vodka is partly to blame for the rising mortality rate, and Russia's dwindling population.

    But many men want to quit - they just need the tools and support for this.

    While the Council of Women has 60 success stories.

    Alexander Stashkov recently received treatment and is now in remission.

    "They talked to me as a person. They convinced me to be treated and a small miracle happened. Now I have no desire to drink." Life is better now that I look at it through different eyes, "says Alexander Stashkov, a recovering alcoholic.

    Encouraged by the success, the Council continues to battle Dr. Anna knocks on the door of known alcoholics.

    Sometimes Alexander Shatalov takes note and sobers up. Now he is back on the booze.

    "Excuse me?" Medical care "?" I was never going to sign up for medical treatment. The ruins of my health at that! "No, never!" But maybe I get a pill when I'm tired of drinking ", a registered alcoholic Aleksandr Shatalov says .

    (You can read the original article here)

Now, to give you an idea of ​​the extent of alcoholism in Russia to consider this issue.

United States 300 million people that is twice the population, or Russia (currently 145 million and rapidly shrinking).

In the U.S. there are about 300 all direct deaths due to alcohol each year.

While in Russia, as you can see from the above article that the number is around 50.000.

And it does not even include the fact that alcohol is also responsible for the 2/3rds of the 30,000 Russian dead Auto year.

Download on shot after shot straight vodka most of the male culture here. It is not uncommon for all the Russian people to consume half a bottle of vodka in one sitting completely on his own. This is often the case for any occasions or celebrations, and a lot of Russian.