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1. Mortality attributable to alcohol consumption was reduced by 13.4% while hospitalizations were decreased by 4.1% after implementation of minimum unit pricing on alcoholic beverages. 2. Compared to the control group, the minimum unit pricing group reported fewer numbers of alcoholic liver disease and alcohol-related psychoses. Evidence Rating Level: 3 (Average) Study Rundown: Alcohol-related liver

Minimum unit pricing (MUP) legislation for alcohol in Scotland is associated with ‘significant reductions in alcohol-specific deaths among those from the most socio-economically deprived areas in Scotland’, suggests a study published in The Lancet.

Higher education in Scotland is undergoing something of a revolution, driven by technology, fostering enhanced links to business and communities and…

HUMZA Yousaf has been branded the "Scotch Whisky Associations spokesperson" by medics combating alcohol abuse in Scotland.

IT’S tempting to think that the feeling of collapse, inertia and hopelessness is confined to proponents of self-determination, but it’s a far…

Tougher measures are needed to tackle high levels of alcohol-related deaths, medical experts say.

Newly-released provisional Revenue data shows that alcohol consumption in 2022 was down on pre-COVID levels.

Scotland still allows alcohol to be sold for cheaper than Ireland’s minimum unit price policy.

SOME indicators of health inequalities in Scotland have reached their highest level on record, a new report shows.

LEADING companies in the drinks sector have joined forces to challenge the Scottish Government to call time on moves which could restrict alcohol…