minimum unit pricing

MUP and homeless/street drinkers & service providers

Video and audio recordings
Watch the video of the SHAAP/SARN 'Alcohol Occasionals' webinar presentation, held over Zoom on 31 March 2022: "Minimum Unit Pricing (#MUP): Qualitative study of the experiences of homeless drinkers, street drinkers and service providers"...

Minimum unit pricing evidence from Scotland and Wales

Event Date
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Online
United Kingdom

Is minimum unit pricing working? Examining the evidence from Scotland and Wales

About this event

Professor Eileen Kaner, Newcastle University, will share with us the findings of the Impact of minimum unit pricing on alcohol purchases in Scotland and Wales study, as published in The Lancet.

Effects of minimum unit pricing for alcohol in South Africa

Scientific article
Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) for alcohol is a policy whereby a set price is introduced, below which a fixed volume of alcohol cannot be sold to the public. Several countries, including Scotland, Canada, certain states of the USA, Russia...

Minimum Unit Pricing for Alcohol Introduced in Wales

News
From the 2nd of March, Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) for alcohol will come into effect in Wales. The policy, which has shown positive outcomes in Scotland, aims to tackle alcohol-related harm and death. MUP is designed to reduce the amount of...