Background According to the World Health Organization (WHO), youth in the Ukraine have the greatest level of alcohol consumption in the world, with typical age of initiation being 10 - 13 years old. When examining poisoning among youth in the Ukraine, 60% is caused by alcohol 3. Although the legal drinking age in the Ukraine is 18 for wine and liquor, beer is not legally classified as an alcoholic beverage and thus has no minimum drinking age. In 2011WHO ranked the Ukraine as 5th in the world in capita alcohol consumption. Recently, attempts have been made to address these issues. For example, in 2010 legislation was passed restricting access to low alcohol content beverages (e.g., beer) to youth, prohibiting access in various settings (i.e., public transportation, education, playgrounds, etc.).