Intended and unintended consequences of the implementation of minimum unit pricing of alcohol in Scotland: a natural experiment

• Main Authors: Vivian So (Author), Andrew D Millard (Author), S Vittal Katikireddi (Author), Ross Forsyth (Author), Sarah Allstaff (Author), Paolo Deluca (Author), Colin Drummond (Author), Allison Ford (Author), Douglas Eadie (Author), Niamh Fitzgerald (Author), Lesley Graham (Author), Shona Hilton (Author), Anne Ludbrook (Author), Gerry McCartney (Author), Oarabile Molaodi (Author), Michele Open (Author), Chris Patterson (Author), Samantha Perry (Author), Thomas Phillips (Author), Gabriel Schembri (Author), Martine Stead (Author), Janet Wilson (Author), Chris Yap (Author), Lyndal Bond (Author), Alastair H Leyland (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: NIHR Journals Library, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Scotland was the first country to implement minimum unit pricing for alcohol nationally. Minimum unit pricing aims to reduce alcohol-related harms and to narrow health inequalities. Minimum unit pricing sets a minimum retail price based on alcohol content, targeting products preferential...