Experts say research provides clear evidence minimum unit pricing has reduced harm caused by alcohol

Scotland’s pioneering policy of minimum pricing for alcohol has been linked to a 13% drop in the number of deaths from alcohol consumption, and hundreds fewer hospitalisations, according to a study.

The research was observational, so cannot prove conclusively that the significant fall in deaths was due to the minimum unit pricing policy.

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