For six years in the Lviv region were poisoned by alcohol more than 6 thousand people

KIEV. 14 Feb. UNN. The number of persons intoxicated with alcohol in the next 6 years (2011-2016 – ed.) in Lviv region, is 6 thousand 186 people. This is evidenced by official statistics, which UNN reported in the Department of health of Lviv regional state administration.

Thus, in the period from 2011 to 2016 in health care institutions in Lviv region patients with alcohol intoxication were given medical assistance: 2011 – 1 thousand 102 people, 2012 – 989 2013 – 1 thousand 108 people, in 2014 – 1 thousand 80 people, in 2015 the total 898 2016 – 1 thousand 9 people.

We will remind, increase of cases of poisoning surrogate fix almost every region.

So, over the year the number of alcohol poisoning in Sumy region grew by almost 12%.

In two years the number of alcohol poisoning in Vinnytsia region grew by 1.5 times.

The number of alcohol poisoning in the Kherson region for this period increased by a quarter.

Experts say that the share of shadow vodka market in the country according to unofficial data, is already about 80%.

BP believes that the increase in counterfeit products result in unreasonably high excise taxes on beverage products in Ukraine.