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Does minimum pricing reduce alcohol consumption? The experience of a Canadian province

Abstract Aims:  Minimum alcohol prices in British Columbia have been adjusted intermittently over the past 20 years.

The Cost of Alcohol: The Advocacy for a Minimum Price per Unit in the UK

A new Alcohol Insight exploring the public's perceptions and attitudes to a minimum unit price for alcohol has been published by Alcohol Research UK . The insight, The Cost of Alcohol: The Advocacy for a Minimum Price per Unit in the UK, assessed findings from 28 focus groups on their views towards minimum pricing, its possible outcomes, and how its introduction might be made more acceptable.

College Binge Drinking Unlikely To Be Curbed By Lowering The Drinking Age

Although presidents at some U.S. colleges have argued that lowering the minimum legal drinking age could help curb binge drinking on campuses, a new study in the January issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs suggests such a measure would be ineffective…

BMA Scotland Welcomes Announcement Of Minimum Price For Alcohol

The BMA has welcomed plans to set the minimum price per unit of alcohol in Scotland at 45 pence. Commenting on the proposed price announced by the Cabinet Secretary this morning, Dr Brian Keighley, chairman of the BMA in Scotland, said that so far, no credible alternative to minimum pricing had been identified by opposition parties and he urged them to back the Alcohol Bill…

Scotland’s minimum pricing divides health committe; alcohol report recommends caffeine limit in alcoholic drinks

The Scottish Parliament’s Health and Sport Committee agreed that the country’s alcohol problem must be addressed as it reviews the latest stage of the Alcohol Bill , but is divided on whether minimum pricing should be adopted as key measure – BBC report here .

Minimum pricing: SNP continue to pursue Alcohol Bill

The Scottish Government were recently called upon to identify the minimum unit price they are seeking to implement in the Alcohol Bill , according to a BBC report . But the Scottish National Party (SNP) Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said they were still reviewing the evidence

AAP Policy Statement: Underage Drinking And Associated Risks

Although the minimum legal drinking age is 21 years, alcohol use by youth continues to be a major problem in the United States.