ArticleBMJ open2022
Differential impact of minimum unit pricing on alcohol consumption between Scottish men and women: controlled interrupted time series analysis.
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- Implementation of evidence-based alcohol policies to reduce alcohol-related harm and liver disease to advance public health in Europe.The Lancet regional health. Europe · 2026Review
- Public health impacts of increasing the minimum unit price for alcohol in Scotland: A model-based appraisal.PLoS medicine · 2026Article
- An evaluation of the impact of a national Minimum Unit Price on alcohol policy on alcohol behaviours.Journal of public health (Oxford, England) · 2025Article
- Relationship Between Alcohol Use and Firearm-Involved Suicide: Findings From the National Violent Death Reporting System, 2003-2020.American journal of preventive medicine · 2024Article
- An investigation into patterns of Alcohol drinking in Scotland after the introduction of minimum unit pricing.PloS one · 2024Article
- Impact of the WHO "best buys" for alcohol policy on consumption and health in the Baltic countries and Poland 2000-2020.The Lancet regional health. Europe · 2023Review
- Reducing alcohol use through alcohol control policies in the general population and population subgroups: a systematic review and meta-analysis.EClinicalMedicine · 2023Review
- Evaluating the impact of alcohol minimum unit pricing on deaths and hospitalisations in Scotland: a controlled interrupted time series study.Lancet (London, England) · 2023Article
- Lower Strength Alcohol Products-A Realist Review-Based Road Map for European Policy Making.Nutrients · 2022Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo assess the immediate impact of the introduction of minimum unit pricing (MUP) in Scotland on alcohol consumption and whether the impact differed by sex, level of alcohol consumption, age, social grade and level of residential deprivation of respondents.
designPrimary controlled interrupted time series analysis and secondary before-and-after analysis of the impact of introducing MUP in Scotland using alcohol consumption data for England as control.
settingData from Kantar Worldpanel's Alcovision survey, a continuous retrospective online timeline follow-back diary survey of the previous week's alcohol consumption.
participants53 347 women and 53 143 men.
interventionsIntroduction of a minimum price of 50 pence per UK unit (6.25 pence/g) for the sale of alcohol in Scotland on 1 May 2018.
main outcome measuresNumber of grams of alcohol consumed per week, in total, in off-trade (eg, at home) and in on-trade (eg, in pubs, restaurants).
resultsPrimary interrupted time series analyses found that the introduction of MUP was associated with a drop in reported weekly total alcohol consumption of 5.94 g (95% CI 1.29 to 10.60), a drop in off-trade consumption of 3.27 g (95% CI -0.01 to 6.56) and a drop in on-trade consumption of 2.67 g (95% CI -1.48 to 6.82). Associated reductions were larger for women than for men and were greater among heavier drinkers than for lighter drinkers, except for the 5% of heaviest drinking men for whom an associated increase in consumption was found. Secondary before-and-after analyses found that reductions in consumption were greater among older respondents and those living in less deprived areas. The introduction of MUP was not associated with a reduction in consumption among younger men and men living in more deprived areas.
conclusionsGreater policy attention needs to be addressed to the heaviest drinking men, to younger men and to men who live in more deprived areas.
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