Alcoholization as a Socially Negative Phenomenon and State and Public Measures in the Field of Public Health Protection (on the Example of the Republic of Kalmykia)
The article considers the level and structure of alcohol consumption in the Republic of Kalmykia, the main causes and consequences of alcoholization of the population as a socially negative phenomenon that affects its morbidity, mortality, and crime growth. The article deals with government countermeasures to limit the sale and sales volume of alcoholic beverages at the regional level, the powers of the republic’s authorities in this area, the state of the regulatory framework, and public initiatives. According to the author, in the Republic of Kalmykia it is necessary to develop a special program or action plan to counteract the alcohol abuse of the population, which should include the adoption of special administrative, tax measures that encourage the non-alcoholic business of catering establishments, entertainment facilities, the introduction of additional restrictions on the retail sale of alcoholic beverages, the active impact of public organizations and the media on the population through education, propaganda of the healthy lifestyle, formation in society of value orientations towards condemnation and censure of drunkenness and antisocial behavior.