Alcohol-free week

      Did you know that:

      - Alcohol is a risk factor for more than 200 diseases and conditions, including liver disease, heart disease, digestive system diseases, and mental disorders.

      - Alcohol consumption increases the risk of developing cancer, including liver, breast, esophageal, oral cavity, and colorectal cancers.

      - Alcohol consumption worsens quality of life, deteriorates well-being, reduces attention and productivity, and complicates learning and performing everyday tasks.

      - There are no safe doses of alcohol: its consumption is always associated with risk.

      Now for the positives:

      - When a person refrains from alcohol abuse, the following positive changes will occur in their life:

      • significantly increase the chances of living 5 - 10 years longer;

      • improve appearance, sleep quality, overall emotional state, and motivation to pursue set goals;

      • save money, and have a chance for a more prestigious and well-paid job;

      • improve the quality of relationships with others;

      • increase the chances of living to an old age as a healthy person, without early serious brain damage;

      • reduce the risks of overweight and obesity (alcoholic beverages contain many calories);

      • reduce the risks of suicide (by 6 times) and depression, decrease the likelihood of death from fire or drowning, in traffic accidents (by 3 times), and reduce the likelihood of dying from heart disease, cancer, liver disease (by 12 times);

      • reduce the risks of problems with law enforcement;

      • for men, sexual life is likely to improve;

      • reduce the risks of unprotected sexual contacts and sexually transmitted infections, including HIV;

      • for women, decrease the likelihood of unwanted pregnancy and risks of harming the child in the womb.

      Stay healthy!

      Sociologist of the Center for Public Health and Medical Prevention, Natalya Alexandrovna Ermolayeva

      More news about the event:

      Alcohol-Free Week

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      News from neighboring regions on the topic:

      All-Russian Alcohol-Free Week

      The All-Russian Alcohol-Free Week, which takes place from August 17 to 23, aims to raise public awareness about the connection between alcohol consumption and cancer. 15:49 17.08.2026 Unified Entrepreneurship Center - St. Petersburg

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      Alcohol is a risk factor for the development of more than 200 diseases and conditions, including cancer, liver disease, heart disease, digestive system diseases, and mental disorders. 16:48 17.08.2026 Chagodoshchensky Municipal District - Chagoda

      Vologda Region has joined the Alcohol-Free Week.

      From August 17 to 23, the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation is conducting Alcohol-Free Week to remind once again of the real consequences of alcohol consumption for a person. 16:45 17.08.2026 Tarnogsky Municipal District - Tarnogsky Gorodok

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      Alcohol has firmly entered the culture of many countries, including Russia: it is served at celebrations, offered as a "stress reliever," and sometimes considered almost an essential attribute of socializing. 15:41 17.08.2026 Koverninsky Municipal District - Kovernino

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      Even "moderate" alcohol consumption is a risk.

      Alcohol has firmly entered the culture of many countries, including Russia: it is served at celebrations, offered as a "stress reliever," and sometimes considered almost an essential attribute of socializing. 15:05 17.08.2026 City District of Perevozsky - Perevoz

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      17.08.2026 15:58 Chelyabinsk Region has joined Alcohol-Free Week. 17:03 17.08.2026 City Hospital No. 1 - Magnitogorsk

      Vologda Region has joined the Alcohol-Free Week.

      From August 17 to 23, the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation is conducting Alcohol-Free Week to remind once again of the real consequences of alcohol consumption for a person. 15:59 17.08.2026 Government of Vologda Region - Vologda

      From August 17 to 23, the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation is conducting Alcohol-Free Week.

      Alcohol is a risk factor for the development of more than 200 diseases and conditions, including cancer, liver disease, heart disease, digestive system diseases, and mental disorders. 15:59 17.08.2026 Babayevsky Municipal District - Babayevo

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      From August 17 to 23, the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation is conducting Alcohol-Free Week to remind once again of the real consequences of alcohol consumption for a person. 15:47 17.08.2026 City Polyclinic No. 7 - Cherepovets

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      Vologda Region has joined the Alcohol-Free Week.

      From August 17 to 23, the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation is conducting Alcohol-Free Week. 15:01 17.08.2026 Vologda.RF - Vologda

      Even "moderate" alcohol consumption is a risk.

      Alcohol has firmly entered the culture of many countries, including Russia: it is served at celebrations, offered as a "stress reliever," and sometimes considered almost an essential attribute of socializing. 13:58 17.08.2026 Balakhna Municipal District - Balakhna

      Alcohol-Free Week: choosing health for the whole family.

      Alcohol-Free Week: choosing health for the whole family.

      As part of Alcohol-Free Week, we remind you: a child's health is formed in the family, and the lifestyle of parents directly affects the well-being of children. 13:42 17.08.2026 DGP No. 4 - Astrakhan

      A therapist from the Murmansk Regional Medical Center spoke about the benefits of refusing alcohol.

      Photo: generated by the neural network "Masterpiece."

      From August 17 to 23, Alcohol-Free Week is taking place. 14:20 17.08.2026 Murmansk Herald - Murmansk