Problems of Social Hygiene, Public Health and History of MedicineProblems of Social Hygiene, Public Health and History of Medicine0869-866X2412-2106Joint-Stock Company Chicot56510.32687/0869-866X-2021-29-3-486-491Научная статьяThe use of surrogate alcohol by individuals with disorders related to alcohol abuse as exemplified by the subject of The Russian FederationGilA. Yu.gil.artyom@gmail.comKhalfinR. A.-KrinitskyS. M.-NikoforovS. A.-IlchenkoI. N.-KosagovskayaI. I.-FattakhovaL. F.-The Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education “The I. M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University” (Sechenov University) of Minzdrav of RussiaThe State Autonomous Health Care Institution “The Republican Narcological Dispensary of Minzdrav of the Republic of Tatarstan”1512202129348649114072021Copyright © 2021,2021The purpose of the study was to describe the types of non-beverage alcohol consumed, to evaluate socio-demographic factors associated with its use and to establish effectiveness of the alcohol policy measures taken since 2005 and targeted on reducing non-beverage alcohol consumption.From December 2015 to April 2017, 302 patients of the narcological dispensary were interviewed. The prevalence of non-beverage alcohol drinking among those who reported on their non-beverage alcohol consumption status amounted to 75.8% among males and 57.7% among females. The highest prevalence of non-beverage alcohol consumption (86.9%) was identified among males employed in irregular paid work.According to multivariate analysis, the factors positively associated with the use of non-beverage alcohol were male gender (OR 2.48, 95% CI 1.14-5.43), employment on irregular paid work (or 5.0, 95% CI 2.16-11.56), unemployment in case of seeking work (or 3.55, 95% CI 1.45-8.71), unemployment in case of non-seeking work (OR 3.90, 95% CI 1.09-13.95). The types of non-beverage alcohol used for drinking included medicinal tinctures in 25, 40 and 100 ml vials, spirit cosmetic lotions, colognes, technical/medical ethanol, hygienic spirit solutions, alcohol-containing food flavor enhancers. 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