The price of a drink: the potential of alcohol minimum unit pricing as a public health measure in the UK.

Alcohol minimum unit pricing and socioeconomic status

1616 www.thelancet.com Vol 383 May 10, 2014 Floor prices for alcohol, beneath which alcohol cannot be sold, are in place in Moldova, Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, some US states (eg, Connecticut), and eight of the ten Canadian provinces. In 2012, Scotland legislated alcohol minimum unit pricing—a lowest price per unit of alcohol—the introduction of which is pending legal challenge. In the UK, mi...

A minimum price per unit of alcohol: A focus group study to investigate public opinion concerning UK government proposals to introduce new price controls to curb alcohol consumption

BACKGROUND UK drinkers regularly consume alcohol in excess of guideline limits. One reason for this may be the high availability of low-cost alcoholic beverages. The introduction of a minimum price per unit of alcohol policy has been proposed as a means to reduce UK alcohol consumption. However, there is little in-depth research investigating public attitudes and beliefs regarding a minimum pri...

South Africa’s COVID-19 Alcohol Sales Ban: The Potential for Better Policy-Making

A Pricing Model for Value of Gas Regulation Function of Natural Resources Ecosystems (Case Study: Sheikh Musa Rangeland, Mazandaran Province, Iran)

Rangeland ecosystems provide a wide range of services such as gas regulation function whose economic value has not been understood. The present study aimed to estimate the economic value of CO2 absorption and oxygen generation services using unit price in Sheikh Musa Rangeland, Mazandaran Province, Iran. In the study area, clipping and weight and photosynthesis methods were applied to estimate ...

The price of a drink: levels of consumption and price paid per unit of alcohol by Edinburgh's ill drinkers with a comparison to wider alcohol sales in Scotland

AIM To compare alcohol purchasing and consumption by ill drinkers in Edinburgh with wider alcohol sales in Scotland. DESIGN Cross-sectional. SETTING Two hospitals in Edinburgh in 2008/09. PARTICIPANTS A total of 377 patients with serious alcohol problems; two-thirds were in-patients with medical, surgical or psychiatric problems due to alcohol; one-third were out-patients. MEASUREMENTS ...