What is Minimum unit pricing?
'''Minimum unit pricing''' is a way of getting people to drink less [[Alcoholic drink|alcohol.]] A price is set for a unit of alcohol and people are not allowed to sell it for less. There have been rules about this in Canada for some time. In 2018 Scotland set a limit of £0.50 for eight grams of alcohol. The [[Northern Territory]], Australia set a limit in October 2018, Wales in 2020 and Ireland in 2022. The effects have been studied. Fewer people ended up in hospital because of drinking after these rules started. <ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Maharaj|first1=Tobias|last2=Angus|first2=Colin|last3=Fitzgerald|first3=Niamh|last4=Allen|first4=Kathryn|last5=Stewart|first5=Stephen|last6=MacHale|first6=Siobhan|last7=Ryan|first7=John D.|date=2023-02-01|title=Impact of minimum unit pricing on alcohol-related hospital outcomes: systematic review|url=https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/2/e065220|journal=BMJ Open|language=en|volume=13|issue=2|pages=e065220|doi=10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065220|issn=2044-6055|pmid=36737089|pmc=9900069 }}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Alcohol drinking habits]] [[Category:Public health]] {{stub}}