Estimated effect of alcohol pricing policies on health and health economic outcomes in England: an epidemiological model

Purshouse, Robin C.; Meier, Petra; Brennan, Alan; Taylor, Karl; Rafia, Rachid

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(10)60058-x

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“…25 The Sheffi eld Alcohol Policy Model 17 predicts that an MUP delivers a greater reduction in alcohol-related harm than overall increases in taxation, with almost double the number of deaths prevented. 26 Further evidence for the effectiveness of an MUP comes from long-running natural experiments in Canada, where signifi cant reductions in alcohol consumption followed increases in minimum prices in government liquor stores, despite these outlets representing only a minority of the retail market, 27,28 with a 10% increase in minimum price resulting in a 32% fall in deaths directly attributable to alcohol. 29 as a result, they purchase the cheapest alcohol it is possible to buy, paying less than one-third of the price paid by low-risk drinkers.…”

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Impact of minimum price per unit of alcohol on patients with liver disease in the UK

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The slow epidemic of liver disease in the UK over the past 30 years is a result of increased consumption of strong cheap alcohol. When we examined alcohol consumption in 404 subjects with a range of liver disease, we confi rmed that patients with alcohol-related cirrhosis drank huge amounts of cheap alcohol, with a mean weekly consumption of 146 units in men and 142 in women at a median price of 33p/unit compared with £1.10 for low-risk drinkers. For the patients in our study, the impact of a minimum unit price of 50p/unit on spending on alcohol would be 200 times higher for patients with liver disease who were drinking at harmful levels than for low-risk drinkers. As a health policy, a minimum unit price for alcohol is exquisitely targeted at the heaviest drinkers, for whom the impact of alcohol-related illness is most devastating.

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Impact of minimum price per unit of alcohol on patients with liver disease in the UK

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“…Research has consistently demonstrated that reducing affordability is an effective tool for reducing alcohol consumption and related harms in the general population (Chikritzhs et al, 2009;Lhachimi et al, 2012;Purshouse, Meier, Brennan, Taylor, & Rafia, 2010;Wagenaar, Salois, & Komro, 2009). Demand for alcohol typically decreases as price increases, with individual variation around elasticity (change in demand relative to change in price), maximum alcohol expenditure on alcohol and breakpoint (the price at which alcohol consumption is reduced to zero) resulting in the effects extending to populations known to be 'at-risk', such as heavy drinkers and young people (Chikritzhs et al, 2009;MacKillop et al, 2010;Murphy, MacKillop, Skidmore, & Pederson, 2009;Osterberg, 2012).…”

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The effect of price increases on predicted alcohol purchasing decisions and choice to substitute

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“…In contrast, the Australian sample stated drinking culture as the most common direct causal factor, and rated as one of the strongest causes of binge drinking. These findings are important given the recent focus of alcohol pricing as being a key cause of binge drinking [28,29], and recent proposed of government policies that aim to tackle alcohol misuse and binge drinking by regulating the price of alcohol [25]. Perhaps consistent persuasive public health messages coupled with changes in legislation may be effective in changing social norms and cultural expectations surrounding excessive alcohol consumption, analogous to how drink-driving campaigns have transformed attitudes and behaviour toward driving while intoxicated in the past 20 years.…”

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Lay understanding of the causes of binge drinking in the United Kingdom and Australia: a network diagram approach

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Risky single-session alcohol consumption or 'binge' drinking is associated with increased health risks and deleterious health, social, and economic outcomes. The aim of this study was to explore the lay causes of excessive alcohol consumption among members of the general public in the UK and Australia. Participants in the UK (N = 133) and Australia (N = 102) completed a network diagram exercise requiring them to indicate the causal relations and the relative strength of the causes among a set of 12 candidate factors (income, age, alcohol availability, drinking culture, low alcohol cost, alcohol advertising, stress, peer pressure, supermarket discount, parental influence, 24-hour opening, boredom) and binge drinking. Findings indicated that the low alcohol cost was the most consistently and strongly factor directly linked to binge drinking by the UK participants. In contrast, Australian participants identified drinking culture and peer pressure as major causes alongside low alcohol cost. While there was consistency in the major perceived cause of binge drinking in the two national groups, some key differences emerged, particularly concerning the role of drinking culture. Current findings may inform the development of preventive measures, health policy, and behavioural interventions with respect to binge drinking.

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Estimated effect of alcohol pricing policies on health and health economic outcomes in England: an epidemiological model

Cited by 210 publications

References 18 publications

Impact of minimum price per unit of alcohol on patients with liver disease in the UK

Impact of minimum price per unit of alcohol on patients with liver disease in the UK

The effect of price increases on predicted alcohol purchasing decisions and choice to substitute

Lay understanding of the causes of binge drinking in the United Kingdom and Australia: a network diagram approach

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