The Scottish case: minimum unit pricing for alcohol
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DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckz185.189
Abstract: There have been longstanding social and public health concerns about the levels of harmful alcohol consumption in Scotland. The Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Act 2012 targets all alcohol sold through licensed premises in Scotland by… read more here.
Keywords: policy; minimum unit; unit pricing; pricing ... See more keywords
Impact of minimum unit pricing on youth alcohol consumption: insights from Lebanon.
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DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czac021
Abstract: This paper analyses the impact of introducing an alcohol minimum unit pricing policy on youth's off-premise alcohol consumption. We rely on price elasticities derived using stated preference alcohol purchase data from a survey of 1024… read more here.
Keywords: alcohol; minimum unit; unit pricing; alcohol consumption ... See more keywords
Evaluating the impact of minimum unit pricing (MUP) on off-trade alcohol sales in Scotland: a controlled interrupted time series study.
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DOI: 10.1111/add.15478
Abstract: BACKGROUND AND AIMS On 1 May 2018, Scotland became the first country in the world to introduce minimum unit pricing (MUP), a strength-based floor price below which alcohol cannot be sold, across all alcoholic beverages.… read more here.
Keywords: alcohol sales; minimum unit; trade alcohol; unit pricing ... See more keywords
Alcohol minimum unit pricing and people experiencing homelessness: A qualitative study of stakeholders' perspectives and experiences
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DOI: 10.1111/dar.13548
Abstract: Abstract Introduction Minimum unit pricing (MUP) may reduce harmful drinking in the general population, but there is little evidence regarding its impact on marginalised groups. Our study is the first to explore the perceptions of… read more here.
Keywords: minimum unit; people experiencing; unit pricing; experiencing homelessness ... See more keywords