Aims Minimum alcohol prices in British Columbia have been adjusted intermittently over the
past 20 years. The present study estimates impacts of these adjustments on alcohol …

Objective: Evidence on the comparative cost-effectiveness of alcohol control strategies is a
relevant input into public policy and resource allocation. At the global level, this evidence …

Aims Evidence exists on the potential impact of national level minimum unit price (MUP)
policies for alcohol. This study investigated the potential effectiveness of implementing MUP …

On the face of it, minimum unit pricing is a textbook case of evidence-based policymaking.
Yet as John Holmes shows, policy evidence can be messy and ambiguous. To make sense …

The irrefutable consequence of Scottish excessive alcohol consumption has prompted
implementation and proposal of alcohol policy measures. The purpose of this study is to …

Minimum unit pricing (MUP) sets a floor price below which alcohol cannot be sold. Largely
aimed at limiting drinkers' access to cheap alcohol [1], it is seen as a promising policy in …

Objectives To quantify the potential impact of minimum unit pricing (MUP) for alcohol on
alcohol consumption, spending and health in South Africa. We provide these estimates …

We would like to respond to criticism of our research by the UK Wine and Spirit Trade
Association [1], a UK alcohol industry trade magazine [2] and the Scotch Whisky Association …

The rationale behind alcohol availability controls as a policy measure is relatively simple–by
making access to beverage alcohol more difficult, consumption will be decreased and with it …

Background Minimum unit pricing of alcohol is a novel public health policy with the potential
to improve population health and reduce health inequalities. Theories of the policy process …