A total of 6,312 people in Armenia are recorded as addicted to alcohol, according to a statement by the Ministry of Health of Armenia.

Alcohol is a psychoactive and toxic substance that can cause addiction. It disrupts the functioning of the central nervous system of the body, increasing the risk of intentional and unintentional harm, as well as severe social consequences.

Alcohol abuse causes significant pathological changes in the digestive and cardiovascular systems.

According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer, alcohol is classified as a carcinogen.

Alcohol is an immunosuppressant that increases the risk of contracting infectious diseases.

Harmful use of alcohol is the cause of more than 200 diseases and injuries.

About 3 million people worldwide die annually from the harmful effects of alcohol use.

There is a cause and effect relationship between mental and behavioral disorders and other somatic diseases caused by alcohol use.

According to the statistical data of 2023, a total of 6,312 people in Armenia are registered as addicted to alcohol, noted the aforesaid statement.