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Background and Aims
On 1 May 2018, Scotland became the first country in the world to introduce minimum unit pricing (MUP), a strength‐based floor price below which alcohol cannot be sold, across all alcoholic beverages. The legislation contains a sunset clause meaning a comprehensive mixed‐methods evaluation of its impact across a range of outcomes will inform whether it will continue beyond its...
Background and aim
The introduction of the Alcohol Act in Scotland on 1 October 2011, which included a ban on multi‐buy promotions, was probably associated with a fall in off‐trade alcohol sales in the year after its implementation. The aim of this study was to test if the same legislation was associated with reduced levels of alcohol‐related deaths and hospital admissions in the 3‐year period after...
Background and AimsA ban on multi‐buy discounts of off‐trade alcohol was introduced as part of the Alcohol Act in Scotland in October 2011. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of this legislation on alcohol sales, which provide the best indicator of population consumption.
Design, Setting and ParticipantsInterrupted time–series regression was used to assess the impact of the Alcohol Act...
The Alcohol etc (Scotland) Act 2010 was implemented in Scotland on Oct 1, 2011, and included a ban on multi-buy discounts of alcohol in Scotland's supermarkets and off licences (ie, off trade). The main aim of the legislation was to remove the price incentive for consumers to purchase more alcohol than they may otherwise have intended and, in turn, to reduce population levels of alcohol consumption...
In 2006, The Lancet published a landmark paper showing a substantial increase in liver cirrhosis mortality in Scotland in the 1990s. Faced with this major public health challenge, and coinciding with a shift to an outcomes-based approach to formulate policy, in 2009 the Scottish Government set out a long-term strategy to change Scotland's relation with alcohol. We draw attention to the crucial role...
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