Since 2018 minimum cost of alcoholic drinks in Scotland has been raised to £0·50. Studies indicate this policy reduced alcohol sales by 3%. Our study reports on the final intended outcome and finds that this reduction in sales led to a 13% reduction in deaths and a 4% reduction in hospitalisations. User Dry-Sympathy-3451, in the Ireland/Éire subreddit, 30 Apr 2023
Since 2018 minimum cost of alcoholic drinks in Scotland has been raised to £0·50. Studies indicate this policy reduced alcohol sales by 3%. Our study reports on the final intended outcome and finds that this reduction in sales led to a 13% reduction in deaths and a 4% reduction in hospitalisations. User worldnewsbot, in the News From Around The World subreddit, 29 Apr 2023
[Research] A public health policy win in Scotland! User MerryxPippin, in the Public Health subreddit, 29 Apr 2023
Since 2018 minimum cost of alcoholic drinks in Scotland has been raised to £0·50. Studies indicate this policy reduced alcohol sales by 3%. Our study reports on the final intended outcome and finds that this reduction in sales led to a 13% reduction in deaths and a 4% reduction in hospitalisations. User HorrorCharacter5127, in the skeptic subreddit, 29 Apr 2023