Public health impacts of increasing the minimum unit price for alcohol in Scotland: A model-based appraisal
Increasing the threshold of an established MUP can lead to additional reductions in alcohol consumption, related harm, and health inequalities. Benefits accrue particularly to the most deprived and heaviest drinkers.
Authors
- Duncan Gillespie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3450-5747)
- Damon Morris
- R Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8012-5332)
- Colin Angus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0529-4135)
- Grace Leeming (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4836-7840)
- Luke Wilson
- John Holmes
- Alan Brennan
Institutions
- University of Sheffield (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS Medicine
- Published
- 2026-01-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004792
- Primary Topic
- Health Services Management and Policy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00