Impact of minimum unit pricing on alcohol purchases in Scotland and Wales: controlled interrupted time series analyses

Summary: Background: As a policy option to reduce consumption of alcohol and the harm it does, on May 1, 2018, Scotland introduced a minimum price of 50 British pence (p) per unit of alcohol (8 g) sold; Wales followed suit on March 2, 2020, with the same minimum unit price (MUP). We analysed househ...

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Main Authors: Peter Anderson, ProfMD, Amy O'Donnell, PhD, Eileen Kaner, ProfPhD, Eva Jané Llopis, PhD, Jakob Manthey, PhD, Jürgen Rehm, ProfPhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-08-01
Series:The Lancet Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468266721000529