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Scotland's minimum unit pricing of alcohol increases to 65p.
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Minimum unit alcohol pricing: Ministers told 'more to do' following rise to 65p

The minimum unit pricing of alcohol rises to 65p in Scotland, but ministers have been told there is more work to be done.
Minimum unit alcohol pricing Minimum unit alcohol pricing
Explained in five
Alcohol
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Minimum Unit Price rise - arguments for and against, how we got here

It comes amid a consultation on whether to raise the minimum unit price for alcohol in Scotland It comes amid a consultation on whether to raise the minimum unit price for alcohol in Scotland
Alcohol deaths
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'Shocking': Number accessing alcohol treatment down 40 per cent as deaths soar

Alcohol for sale in an Edinburgh off-licence Alcohol for sale in an Edinburgh off-licence
Alcohol
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Herald Poll: Should the Minimum Unit Price for alcohol be increased?

How can the number of deaths from alcohol and alcoholic-specific mortality rates both climb after minimum unit pricing if the policy is said to be saving lives? How can the number of deaths from alcohol and alcoholic-specific mortality rates both climb after minimum unit pricing if the policy is said to be saving lives?
ANALYSIS
Alcohol deaths
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Success of minimum pricing is in deaths that never happen. So how do you count them?

Scotland's landmark legislation on minimum unit pricing is being emulated around the world, but how effective is it at cutting deaths from alcohol consumption? Scotland's landmark legislation on minimum unit pricing is being emulated around the world, but how effective is it at cutting deaths from alcohol consumption?
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Minimum pricing exceeds expectations to cut Scots alcohol deaths 'by 156 per year'

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