Commentary on Meier et al.: Gender disparities in the effects of alcohol pricing policies on consumption and harm reduction

Heng Jiang^{1

2}, Anne-Marie Laslett^{1

2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia.
² Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
³ National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.

Comment

Heng Jiang et al. Addiction. 2021 Sep.

. 2021 Sep;116(9):2385-2386.

doi: 10.1111/add.15569. Epub 2021 May 28.

Heng Jiang^{1

2}, Anne-Marie Laslett^{1

2

3}

¹ Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia.
² Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
³ National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.

No abstract available

Keywords: Alcohol tax; gender gap; harm reduction; harm to others; minimum unit price; price policy.

Comment on

Alcohol policy and gender: a modelling study estimating gender-specific effects of alcohol pricing policies.
Meier PS, Holmes J, Brennan A, Angus C. Meier PS, et al. Addiction. 2021 Sep;116(9):2372-2384. doi: 10.1111/add.15464. Epub 2021 Mar 9. Addiction. 2021. PMID: 33651444 Free PMC article.

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