In a story that can only be called fucking insane, it seems that a startling percentage of Russian men not only live up to the stereotype of being drunks, but that they are actually rampaging, fearless, super-drunks who will consume anything. Like cologne.

New Scientist reports that, according to a new study, 43% of deaths amongst men between the ages of 25 and 54 are related to drinking non-beverage alcohol, such as cologne, antiseptics, cleaning agents, and other horrific shit. Researcher David Leon explains:

I guess it makes sense that there’s such a high percentage of deaths among the truly gung-ho poison-drinkers, but apparently the problem is widespread. According to the study, 8% of the men in the control group admitted to drinking the toxic spirits. That’s like, 1 in 12 -- not soooo bad, right?

Oh. Well, if you're still unsure that poisonous substances are unhealthy, or that Russia is wild about booze, I’ll leave you with some additional depressing stats:

• Men who drink non-beverage alcohol have a five-times greater risk of alcohol-related death.
• Men who drink only non-beverage alcohol have a 20-times greater risk of death.
• 72% of murders and 42% of suicides in Russia are related to alcohol.
• Due to a high death rate and a low birth rate (both related to alcohol), Russia's population is set to decline by about 30,000,000 people in the next 40 years.

Bottoms up!