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Scotland’s minimum pricing linked to 13% drop in alcohol-related deaths, study finds

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Scotland’s pioneering policy of minimum pricing for alcohol has been linked to a 13% drop in the number of deaths from alcohol consumption, and hundreds fewer hospitalisations, according to a study.

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BBC News

Minimum pricing averts alcohol deaths, study claims

A new study suggests Scotland's minimum price per unit of alcohol has prevented deaths from heavy drinking.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

Scotland’s minimum pricing linked to 13% drop in alcohol-related deaths, study finds

Experts say research provides clear evidence minimum unit pricing has reduced harm caused by alcohol

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Independent

Minimum unit pricing for alcohol linked to ‘significant’ reduction in deaths

Research published in The Lancet suggested 156 deaths a year in Scotland have been saved by the policy.

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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Shropshire Star

Minimum unit pricing for alcohol linked to ‘significant’ reduction in deaths

Minimum unit pricing (MUP) for alcohol has been linked to a 13% drop in deaths from alcohol consumption, according to a study.

1 year ago·Ketley, United Kingdom

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Noticias ao Minuto

Scotland's alcohol law will have prevented around 150 deaths a year

A lei, a primeira do género no mundo, vigora desde 01 de maio de 2018 e, segundo o estudo publicado na revista médica britânica The Lancet, terá contribuído para uma redução de 13,4% nas mortes por consumo de álcool em geral, o equivalente a uma média de cerca de 150 mortes por ano, por comparação com a estimativa dos óbitos que teriam ocorrido se a legislação não fosse aplicada. As estimativas foram calculadas antes da entrada em vigor da legi…

1 year ago·Portugal

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Scotland's alcohol law will have prevented around 150 deaths a year, study says

The law, which has been in force since 2018, will have contributed to a 13.4% reduction in deaths due to alcohol consumption in general, equivalent to an average of about 150 deaths per year.

1 year ago·Portugal

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