Mongolia struggles to cope with rise in abuse of alcohol

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The proliferation of cheap vodka is helping fuel a destructive increase in consumption, leading to a rash of violent crime

Alcohol abuse could be Mong-olia's biggest stumbling block to economic and social progress, with women especially falling victim to a daily round of vodka-fuelled violence.

In the supermarkets of Ulan Bator, the north Asian country's charmless, Soviet-era capital, the amount of alcohol on sale is remarkable. Dozens of brands of vodka, the most popular drink, crowd the shelves.

And as night falls, dozens of capitalist-inspired bars in the salubrious city center and the seedy outskirts disgorge gallons of white spirits and beer. Mongols -- men and women, young and old -- like to drink. A lot.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2003/09/23/2003068911

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1. Thank You

Only in a Democratic political forum could I discover an alcohol abuse problem in Mongolia.