Alcoholics consumed less cheap drink after minimum pricing introduced – research
Researchers found less people are drinking cheap alcohol (Ian West/PA)
People dependent on alcohol consumed less cheap drink and did not shift to using illicit drugs after minimum unit pricing was introduced in Scotland, research has found.
Scotland became the first country in the world to bring in minimum unit pricing (MUP) for alcohol in May 2018, with it currently fixed by the Scottish Government at 50p per unit.
Researchers interviewed adults entering treatment services in Scotland and northern England before and after MUP was implemented.
Public Health Scotland, which commissioned the University of Sheffield research, said early findings show “little evidence of negative consequences of MUP, such as a shift to use of illicit substances”.
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