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The Russian paramedics carry vodka in their ambulances to give out as a "treatment."
On a related note:
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_436167.html?menu=
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Alcoholic bear cured of vodka habit
An alcoholic Russian bear has kicked the habit after a millionaire animal lover paid for him to be treated at a drying out clinic.
Potapych became famous in Moscow for his binges after developing a taste for sharing his keeper's daily bottle of vodka.
At a new home, the bear was weaned off liquor, through a steady reduction of vodka mixed with his food.
According to the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper, it is a fairytale ending to the bad start the bear made in life.
He was bought as a cub by a Russian businessman who kept him in a park alongside his Moscow villa.
After the businessman was jailed, Potapych was ignored by everyone except his keeper, known as 'Uncle Misha'.
With little to do, Uncle Misha increasingly turned to the bottle to pass the time, and shared it with Potapych by pouring it on his food. Later the bear helped itself to the vodka, and the pair would often be seen staggering around the estate.
Many visitors who travelled to the park made the matter worse by bringing vodka as gifts for the two.
The bear's binges only ended when the wealthy head of the animal department of a Russian film company learned of Potapych and paid to finally dry him out.
Film company spokesman Tatyana Yarkina said: "The separation was heartrending for them both, but Potapych is far happier now. Now Potapych drinks milk." |
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