Pricing policies are among the most cost-effective measures that countries can use to reduce alcohol consumption and harms. Published in June 2023, the independent evaluation of Scotland’s minimum unit pricing (MUP) policy concluded that in 2.5 years of operation, it has prevented hundreds of avoidable deaths and reduced health inequalities linked to alcohol consumption.
The report, undertaken by Public Health Scotland, found strong evidence that MUP in Scotland reduced deaths directly caused by alcohol consumption as well as hospital admissions due to chronic causes. Deaths caused by alcohol dropped by an estimated 13.4% and hospital admissions by 4.1%, with the largest reductions seen among men and those living in the most deprived areas.
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