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2021: In Russia, approved the rules for the operation of sobering up

In mid-September 2021, the rules for the operation of sobering-ups were approved in Russia. The relevant order was signed by Ministers of Health, the Ministry of Labor and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.

We order the approval of the rules for organizing the activities of specialized organizations to assist people who are in a state of alcohol, drug and other toxic intoxication, "the document says, published on the official portal of legal information (quote from TASS Information Agency of Russia).

According to the order, Russians who are in sobering up will be able to stay there for no more than a day. At the same time, a person should be released home after natural sobering up and personal refusal to be kept in the sobering up machine. It is impossible to send him from the institution at night.

In the Russian Federation approved the rules for the operation of sobering-ups

The rules also state that the beginning of the stay period is calculated from the moment of registration in the relevant register. At the initial examination, the specialist will evaluate the state of consciousness, temperature, pulse, give an external assessment of the state of clothing and shoes, collect complaints and information about what a person used.

It also follows from the document that sobering-ups should be equipped with rooms for initial inspection, showers, toilets and temporary accommodation for women and men separately, as well as buffets. In addition, it is recommended to place lingerie rooms, storage rooms and rest rooms for employees.

Within three hours from the time a person is placed in a deterrent, his employees are obliged to notify the police about this. If a minor, a citizen with bodily injuries, a person without documents, as well as those with weapons or explosives were brought to a specialized organization, the police should be notified of this within one hour. In addition, the order spells out the structure, staffing, parameters of the premises, their illumination, and defines the documents necessary for signing.

Earlier in 2021, the Ministry of Internal Affairs approved the procedure for delivering drunk people to sobering up. From the text published on the official Internet portal of legal information, it follows that the security forces will have the right to take drunk citizens, including from home.^[1]

1987

"To the Sobering Up," Yaroslavl, 1987.

1978

Police officers load a drunken citizen into a special medical service car for delivery to a deterrent, USSR, 1970s.

1916

In the photo, a sober camera at the Moscow part of St. Petersburg. 1910s.

1902: First "Shelter for the Intoxicated" opened

7.11.1902 in Tula, at the initiative of the local doctor Fyodor Arkhangelsky, the first sobering up in Russia was opened under the name "Shelter for the Intoxicated."

See also

• Alcoholic beverages (Russian market)

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