“This is high-quality research using official data on deaths and hospitalisations, and the main finding of a 13% reduction in deaths from alcohol is highly significant, in both health and statistical terms.”

@guardian "Scotland’s minimum pricing linked to 13% drop in alcohol-related deaths".

▶️ Had Alister Jack had veto power over this legislation it would probably not have been enacted. ◀️

#InternalMarketPowerGrab #ScottishIndependence

theguardian.com/society/2023/m…

Scotland’s minimum pricing linked to 13% drop in alcohol-related deaths, study finds

Experts say research provides clear evidence minimum unit pricing has reduced harm caused by alcohol

^{Andrew Gregory (The Guardian)}