Minimum alcohol pricing goes ahead in Scotland after drinks industry loses legal battle
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DOI: 10.1136/bmj.j5302
Abstract: Scotland will become the first country in the world to set a minimum price for alcohol, after the final rejection of legal attempts by the drinks industry to block the move. Judges at the UK’s… read more here.
Keywords: alcohol pricing; drinks industry; pricing; minimum alcohol ... See more keywords
Minimum alcohol pricing in Wales would cut deaths and hospital admissions, study finds
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DOI: 10.1136/bmj.k869
Abstract: Introducing a 50p (€0.56; $0.69) minimum unit price for alcohol in Wales would reduce deaths and hospital admissions related to alcohol, as well as crimes and work absences associated with drinking, an analysis has found.1… read more here.
Keywords: alcohol pricing; wales would; minimum alcohol; hospital admissions ... See more keywords