Evidence for the effectiveness of minimum pricing of alcohol: a systematic review and assessment using the Bradford Hill criteria for causality

S Boniface, JW Scannell, S Marlow - BMJ open, 2017 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To assess the evidence for price-based alcohol policy interventions to determine
whether minimum unit pricing (MUP) is likely to be effective. Design Systematic review and …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of minimum unit pricing for alcohol on different income and socioeconomic groups: a modelling study

J Holmes, Y Meng, PS Meier, A Brennan, C Angus… - The Lancet, 2014 - thelancet.com
Background Several countries are considering a minimum price policy for alcohol, but
concerns exist about the potential effects on drinkers with low incomes. We aimed to assess …

[HTML][HTML] Estimated effects of different alcohol taxation and price policies on health inequalities: a mathematical modelling study

PS Meier, J Holmes, C Angus, AK Ally, Y Meng… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Introduction While evidence that alcohol pricing policies reduce alcohol-related health harm
is robust, and alcohol taxation increases are a WHO “best buy” intervention, there is a lack of …

Potential effects of minimum unit pricing at local authority level on alcohol-attributed harms in North West and North East England: a modelling study

A Brennan, C Angus, R Pryce, P Buykx… - Public Health …, 2021 - eprints.gla.ac.uk
Background: In 2018, Scotland implemented a 50p-per-unit minimum unit price for alcohol.
Previous modelling estimated the impact of minimum unit pricing for England, Scotland …

Potential benefits of minimum unit pricing for alcohol versus a ban on below cost selling in England 2014: modelling study

A Brennan, Y Meng, J Holmes, D Hill-McManus… - Bmj, 2014 - bmj.com
Objective To evaluate the potential impact of two alcohol control policies under
consideration in England: banning below cost selling of alcohol and minimum unit pricing …

The Sheffield alcohol policy model–a mathematical description

A Brennan, P Meier, R Purshouse, R Rafia… - Health …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This methodology paper sets out a mathematical description of the Sheffield Alcohol Policy
Model version 2.0, a model to evaluate public health strategies for alcohol harm reduction in …

How many alcohol-attributable deaths and hospital admissions could be prevented by alternative pricing and taxation policies? Modelling impacts on alcohol …

T Stockwell, S Churchill, A Sherk… - Health Promotion …, 2020 - search.proquest.com
Abstract Introduction: In 2017 Canada increased alcohol excise taxes for the first time in over
three decades. In this article, we describe a model to estimate various effects of additional …

Minimum alcohol pricing policies in practice: A critical examination of implementation in Canada

K Thompson, T Stockwell, A Wettlaufer… - Journal of public health …, 2017 - Springer
There is an interest globally in using Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) of alcohol to promote
public health. Canada is the only country to have both implemented and evaluated some …

Real or perceived impediments to minimum pricing of alcohol in Australia: public opinion, the industry and the law

J Chalmers, N Carragher, S Davoren… - International Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
A burgeoning body of empirical evidence demonstrates that increases in the price of alcohol
can reduce per capita alcohol consumption and harmful drinking. Taxes on alcohol can be …

[PDF][PDF] Model-based appraisal of minimum unit pricing for alcohol in the Republic of Ireland

C Angus, Y Meng, A Ally, J Holmes… - University of …, 2014 - drugsandalcohol.ie
3.1 BACKGROUND In 2009, the Sheffield Alcohol Research Group (SARG) at Sheffield
University developed the Sheffield Alcohol Policy Model version 2.0 (SAPM) to appraise the …