Alcoholic beverage

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Turkey has a burgeoning wine industry, but it also has a burgeoning problem. A new law makes it illegal for those winemakers, and any alcohol makers, to promote their product.

People around the world are living longer than they did a few decades ago, but they aren’t necessarily healthier. Tobacco and alcohol-related problems are on the rise, as are diabetes, obesity and depression.

A ban on alcohol advertising has gone into effect in Russia. It is part of Russian officials’ work to address the country’s drinking problem.

Iranians are increasingly turning to alcohol to cope with the myriad social problems brought on, in part, by economic sanctions.