Russian youth struggle with drink and drug abuse – 27 Feb 08
December 5th, 2009 | by admin |
It’s estimated around one hundred and twenty thousand Russians die each year from drug and alcohol abuse. Now Dmitry Medvedev – Vladimir Putin’s likely successor – has promised to tackle the problem if he’s elected president on March 2nd.
But under Putin, Russia’s substance abuse victims have been largely ignored by an administration more keen on promoting its social achievements.
In the third of our series on the State of Russia, Jonah Hull reports from the city of Perm in the Ural Mountains about the problem claiming so many young lives.
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25 Responses to “Russian youth struggle with drink and drug abuse – 27 Feb 08”
By andranEU on Dec 5, 2009 | Reply
Hopefully I00OOII …
Hopefully I00OOII hopefully.
Or they just die becouse of alcohol and life condition.
Year after year russian population decrease with high speed.
Huge country, full of resources and such life. Russia is synonime of FAILURE.
By Il00OOll on Dec 5, 2009 | Reply
Russia will sooner …
Russia will sooner or later disintegrate into several dozen smaller states. These independent states will be able to start a path towards democracy. Autocracy is not fit for the 21st century. Russia must die
By megistanos on Dec 5, 2009 | Reply
the alcohol cold …
the alcohol cold war still goes on, US secret service is interested in drunk and degrade Russia
so stop taking about Jesus
By megistanos on Dec 5, 2009 | Reply
the alcohol cold …
the alcohol cold war still goes on, US secret service is interested in drunk and degrade Russia
so stop taking about Jesus
By wolf4877 on Dec 5, 2009 | Reply
Russia needs people …
Russia needs people that know how to deal with this like VICTORY OUTREACH and i hope we can get over there to help these young people, to live for something more then drugs i used a lot of drugs but then jesus set me free and if he can do it for me and many others then he can do it for the people of “RUSSIA”. I KNOW HE CAN SO DON’T BE SURPRISED IF U HEAR ABOUT VICTORY OUTREACH IN RUSSIA.
By giammira on Dec 5, 2009 | Reply
It could be, and if …
It could be, and if so in that case they put in even more work to pretend…they did less or to give that fake reality feeling. First time I thought about that type of fake, anyway where I come from I’ve never seen doing that, when there’s an accent it’s for the reason I pointed out previously
By TheNewVideos on Dec 5, 2009 | Reply
it sound fake. I …
it sound fake. I think the first voice over of the woman is actually made by an american or someone else, nonrussian. Maybe yeah, they think, that it gives a better reality feeling to it, but well, it does not. whatever
By giammira on Dec 5, 2009 | Reply
tehtud2008, I …
tehtud2008, I assume that in order to save some work (and just maybe give a higher reality feeling to it) they reuse the voice of an interpreter translating while the person talks in a foreign language, and most times when the interview is held locally the interpreter is a countrymate of that person and despite speaking english still holds a strong accent from there when translating… .
By howard22556 on Dec 5, 2009 | Reply
I agree. I think …
I agree. I think the american people and russian people would easily get along. It’s the governments who create divisions between us.
By WeirdoWithABeirdo84 on Dec 5, 2009 | Reply
Gomer believe me …
Gomer believe me they already have). But seriously the Russian government needs to fight this problem. Anyone in Russia can buy alchohol, doesn’t matter if you’re 12 or 21 which is crazy. I’m from Russia btw and I remember buying alchohol and cigars when I was 12. It was so simple, the cashier wouldn’t even ask my age. But I stopped drinking and smoking like 11 years ago.
By tehtud2008 on Dec 5, 2009 | Reply
I never understand, …
I never understand, why they speak in russian acsent when they make a voice over to a russian person??! like wtf? if the voiceover is in english, then let it be english, the acsent does not make it any better, the point of a translation voicever is that we would understand it very good in english. So it should be in very good english, not with a stupid acsent!!! WTF?!… it is so stupid!
By ProudKoreanGuy on Dec 5, 2009 | Reply
Yes, they do – …
Yes, they do – liquor! That’s what the West can still give to Russia, in exchange for its natural resources.
By andreyRUS17 on Dec 5, 2009 | Reply
but still russian …
but still russian is not the most drunk nation in the world
By GomerDose on Dec 5, 2009 | Reply
God help us all …
God help us all when the Russians discover Tequila
By Devilshful on Dec 5, 2009 | Reply
Estimations for …
Estimations for this year 2009 (according to Goldman Sachs and The Economist)
China growth + 10%
India + 8%
Brazil + 4%
Europe -5%
USA – 3%
All these countries need Russian natural resources. Russia is part of the BRIC, and will keep growing in the future. The problem with Russia now is that is has some ties connected to the West, but the West has NOTHING to give in return.
The FUTURE of RUSSIA lies beyond the West.
By Logicbeatslies on Dec 5, 2009 | Reply
They have great …
They have great people, that is for sure.
I went there without speaking the language and stayed 6 months. When I left, I had more friends there than I have here.
I can’t say enough good things about Russian people!
Please Russians only listen to real people. Propagandists have a lot of energy to demoralize you with lies about yourselves. They will stop at nothing – no act is too lowly.
Just do me a favour and never become like them.
By Conservative77 on Dec 5, 2009 | Reply
Alcoholism became a …
Alcoholism became a huge problem when the USSR collapsed.
By ProudKoreanGuy on Dec 5, 2009 | Reply
This is not a news, …
This is not a news, since all Russians had a problem with alcoholism since Russia turned communist and it still persists now.
By TheOkeedok on Dec 5, 2009 | Reply
The funniest part …
The funniest part is that (ugly) Hannah Louise Whatever who seems to remotely control the whole deal. What a joke! Get a life (and a man…)
By TheOkeedok on Dec 5, 2009 | Reply
Yet another video …
Yet another video about the baaaad Russia. A bunch of alcoholic and all, hu… When The US stopped pounding in USSR then they discovered there were people in it. People with problems too. And maye those people were as good as others. And certainly not inferior to americans … Lie it was their reputation. Good job Uncle Sam. You made an arse of yourself….
By Devilshful on Dec 5, 2009 | Reply
Russia is a great …
Russia is a great country. People say a lot of about Russia because they fear it. They know inwardly that Russia has a great potential. I am not even Russian.
By uropek41 on Dec 5, 2009 | Reply
this is just …
this is just another propahandic bullcrap, fiorrael and Shany05 +1
By June28July on Dec 5, 2009 | Reply
Because it isn’t …
Because it isn’t race that determines wellbeing…
By overload117 on Dec 5, 2009 | Reply
lol well in Canada …
lol well in Canada u live in the bad side and in russia i guess u lived on the good side but russia is still a hole
By monkeynuts76 on Dec 5, 2009 | Reply
russian pukes
russian pukes