The Most Drug Addicted Countries

5. Russia — alcohol, 7.1% per capita

Although the association of Russia with excessive consumption of alcohol, particularly vodka, is a well-worn stereotype, recent research suggests that there may unfortunately be hard truth behind the cliche. It has been confirmed that Russian adults have an unusually high rate of premature death, and it has long been suspected that there is a correlation between this and the country’s consumption of alcohol. Most of the 25% of Russian men who don’t reach the age of fifty-five die from alcohol-related causes: liver disease, alcohol poisoning, and alcohol-influenced accidents, violence or even suicide.