Commentary on Robinson et al.: England needs minimum pricing to tackle alcohol's hidden harms-Scotland's experience shows minimum unit pricing (MUP) on off-trade alcohol sales is effective

Affiliations

¹ Commission on Alcohol Harms (supported by the Alcohol Health Alliance UK) and House of Lords, London, UK.
² Institute of Alcohol Studies, London, UK.

Comment

Ilora G Finlay et al. Addiction. 2021 Oct.

. 2021 Oct;116(10):2708-2709.

doi: 10.1111/add.15578. Epub 2021 Jun 3.

¹ Commission on Alcohol Harms (supported by the Alcohol Health Alliance UK) and House of Lords, London, UK.
² Institute of Alcohol Studies, London, UK.

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Keywords: Alcohol; MUP; Scotland; minimum unit pricing; policy; tax.

Comment on

Evaluating the impact of minimum unit pricing (MUP) on off-trade alcohol sales in Scotland: an interrupted time-series study.
Robinson M, Mackay D, Giles L, Lewsey J, Richardson E, Beeston C. Robinson M, et al. Addiction. 2021 Oct;116(10):2697-2707. doi: 10.1111/add.15478. Epub 2021 Mar 29. Addiction. 2021. PMID: 33723866

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