policy strategies for reducing alcohol harms

killian et al 2023

alcohol tax charges are negatively associated with alcohol consumption

• in the first year of an 100% tax increase on alcohol, average reduction of 10.8% in alcohol consumption

giles et al 2024

minimum unit pricing introduction in scotland was associated with a 3% net reduction in total alcohol sales

wyper et al 2023

MUP in scotland resulted in 15% reduction in alcohol related deaths in males and 12% in females

• largest reduction in alcohol harms for the 40% most socioeconomically deprived areas

wagenaar et al 2009

for every 10% price increase, alcohol consumption decreases by around 4.4%

• small reduction at the individual level, but could lead to meaningful public health improvements at the population level

pryce et al 2019

heavier drinkers are less responsive to price than moderate drinkers

stautz et al 2016

alcohol advertising increases immediate alcohol consumption

• increase of 1.57 units consumed by average male drinker

jernigan et al 2017

longitudinal studies have found an association between viewing alcohol advertising and alcohol consumption

• seeing alcohol advertising is associated with increased alcohol consumption

alhabash et al 201t

when ppts viewed beer adverts, they were more likely to select the bar gift card compared to when they saw adverts for water - increased intentions to drink alcohol

• high level drinkers had higher intentions to drink alcohol when viewing beer adverts, compared to low level drinkers who were less influenced by the beer advert

davis et al 2019

exposure to substance related media content contributes to perceived alcohol norms and may lead to increased alcohol use

kaner et al 2018

Brief interventions resulted in an overall reduction of around a pint of beer or 1/3 bottle of wine less each week, at the one year followup