Kolesnikova Elena Karlovna, Lawyer, Psychologist, Member of the Public Chamber of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Head of the Resource and Methodological Center «Territory of Sobriety»
Zhegusov Yury Innokentyevich, Candidate of Sociological Sciences, Senior Researcher of the Institute for Biological Problems of the Cryolithozone, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Abstract
The article examines the outcomes of the anti-alcohol policy and the “sober villages” initiative in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) as a means to improve the socio-demographic situation. During the past decade, comprehensive measures — including bans on alcohol sales in more than 200 villages — have yielded significant reductions in alcohol-related crime, and mortality. Official statistics indicate that the alcohol-related crime has dropped by 48%, and alcohol-attributable mortality among the working-age men has decreased by 32%. The study highlights how these measures positively affect public health and safety, contributing to demographic stability, reduced violence and crime, and overall social well-being in the region.
KEYWORDS: anti-alcohol policy, sober villages, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), socio-demographic situation, alcohol-related crime, mortality.
