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In studies of various European regions, yearly changes in per capita alcohol consumption rates correlated with changes in suicide rates, and suicide rates fell when anti-alcoholism campaigns started and rose when they ended. In the late 1990s, Slovenia’s alcohol consumption and standardized death rate from suicide were among the highest in Europe, and alcohol was found in 76% of Slovenian suicide victims. In 2003, after considerable political effort, Slovenia implemented new alcohol-related laws establishing a minimum drinking age and restricting alcohol availability (e.g., stores and gas stations cannot sell alcohol after 9 PM, workplaces must be alcohol-free, and alcohol cannot be sold from vending machines). Motor vehicle accidents, work…