There are 1 million HIV cases in Russia, and that's according to outside organizations. Secondly, alcoholism by who's standards (not to deny that there is a high real level of alcoholism) but the definition in America is now what? 3 drinks in a row, if I recall correctly, or was it 4? Well ain't that dandy. Go read up on how much the founding fathers drank and tell me by our modern standards that they aren't alcoholics.