… Minimum unit pricing of alcohol is a novel public health … This study aims to explain minimum
unit pricing’s development … and why minimum unit pricing has developed in Scotland and …

… levels of alcohol consumption and related harms, Scotland became one of very few countries
in the world to implement minimum unit pricing (MUP), of £0·50 per unit, for alcoholic drinks …

… , we estimated that minimum unit pricing was associated with 258 more alcohol-related …
–191 to 707) across Scotland than would have been the case had minimum unit pricing not been …

… unit pricing in Scotland on household alcohol purchases. … unit pricing (MUP) is an effective
means of reducing alcohol … lowest retail price (floor price) at which alcohol products can …

Background and Aims The Scottish Government introduced minimum unit pricing (MUP) for
alcohol on 1 May 2018. This means retailers in Scotland cannot sell alcohol to consumers for …

… of alcohol and the harm it does, on May 1, 2018, Scotland introduced a minimum price of 50
British pence (p) per unit of alcohol (8 … 2, 2020, with the same minimum unit price (MUP). We …

… In May 2018, Scotland became the first country in the world to implement minimum unit
pricing (MUP) for all alcoholic drinks sold in licensed premises in Scotland. The use of a Sunset …

… In Scotland, alcohol-related hospitalisation could drop by 6.8%–7.8% with a £0.50 MUP
at policy maturity (10th year), with the greatest reduction for harmful drinkers (5.5%–7.0%), …

… revenue and alcohol-related health outcomes in Scotland among population … unit price
(MUP) policies with thresholds of 30p, 40p, 50p, 60p and 70p per unit of alcohol and alcohol tax …

… alcohol purchases in Scotland was driven by households purchasing the greatest volume
of alcohol… (50 ppu) in Scotland on off-trade alcohol sales (ie alcohol sold for consumption off …