Hazardous alternatives to alcohol beverages are still widely available in Russia

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 11:21 in Health & Medicine

The term 'non-beverage alcohols' refers to manufactured liquids that contain alcohol but are not intended for consumption, such as medicinal tinctures, aftershave, alcohol-based anti-freeze, antiseptics, and eau-de-colognes. Drinking these products is very hazardous to one's health. Prior research had found a high availability of non-beverage alcohols in one city in Russia; this follow-up study of 17 Russian cities has found they are still widely available...

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