Hazardous consumption of alcohol is a true “Scottish disease” and the Scottish Government’s legislation imposing minimum prices for the retail sale of alcoholic beverages represented a controversial attempt to tackle the problem. Four years on, the Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Act 2012 (the 2012 Act) is still mired in legal controversy: however, evidence coming from the experience of a number of Canadian provinces shows that minimum unit pricing may well be the most effective tool to address the health-related and social ills arising from alcohol consumption.......
The introduction of minimum pricing for alcohol will contribute to reducing the “huge” human and eco...
As the seventh most important global risk factor for premature death and accounting for a wide range...
I. Introduction On 3 May 2013 the Scottish Court of Session ruled thatminimumunit pricing of alcohol...
Scotland has amongst the highest rates of alcohol-related harms in Western Europe and over the last ...
Setting a minimum unit price for the sale of alcoholic beverages has been on the agenda of the Scott...
This report records the proceedings of a historic event that took place in Brussels on 5th September...
Background: Awareness of alcohol as a public health issue has increased in the UK and elsewhere over...
In 2018, after six years of legal challenges by global alcohol producers, Scotland became the first ...
Supporters of minimum pricing for alcohol claim new research from Canada provides further evidence t...
Abstract Background Minimum unit pricing (MUP) of alcohol is a novel policy intervention aimed at i...
There is an interest globally in using Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) of alcohol to promote public healt...
In Ireland our unhealthy use of alcohol is taking a heavy toll on our society, which impacts greatly...
In public debate the term “minimum pricing” has been used generically to refer to two different poli...
A set price for alcohol is being pushed forward by Minister for Health Simon Harris “as soon as poss...
Doctors have called for the urgent introduction of minimum unit pricing (MUP) in Budget 2015 to tack...
The introduction of minimum pricing for alcohol will contribute to reducing the “huge” human and eco...
As the seventh most important global risk factor for premature death and accounting for a wide range...
I. Introduction On 3 May 2013 the Scottish Court of Session ruled thatminimumunit pricing of alcohol...
Scotland has amongst the highest rates of alcohol-related harms in Western Europe and over the last ...
Setting a minimum unit price for the sale of alcoholic beverages has been on the agenda of the Scott...
This report records the proceedings of a historic event that took place in Brussels on 5th September...
Background: Awareness of alcohol as a public health issue has increased in the UK and elsewhere over...
In 2018, after six years of legal challenges by global alcohol producers, Scotland became the first ...
Supporters of minimum pricing for alcohol claim new research from Canada provides further evidence t...
Abstract Background Minimum unit pricing (MUP) of alcohol is a novel policy intervention aimed at i...
There is an interest globally in using Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) of alcohol to promote public healt...
In Ireland our unhealthy use of alcohol is taking a heavy toll on our society, which impacts greatly...
In public debate the term “minimum pricing” has been used generically to refer to two different poli...
A set price for alcohol is being pushed forward by Minister for Health Simon Harris “as soon as poss...
Doctors have called for the urgent introduction of minimum unit pricing (MUP) in Budget 2015 to tack...
The introduction of minimum pricing for alcohol will contribute to reducing the “huge” human and eco...
As the seventh most important global risk factor for premature death and accounting for a wide range...
I. Introduction On 3 May 2013 the Scottish Court of Session ruled thatminimumunit pricing of alcohol...