Minimum unit pricing for alcohol – what is it and will it be introduced to Northern Ireland?

MUP aims to tackle alcohol related deaths, but it won’t be introduced before the next assembly election ...
New Atlas

Two beers a day shrinks your brain as much as a decade of aging

A 2022 study of more than 36,000 high-quality MRI brain scans found drinking four units of alcohol a day – two beers, or two glasses of wine – can cause structural damage and brain volume loss ...
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THE LANCET: Minimum unit pricing for alcohol associated with a 13% decrease in deaths from alcohol consumption in Scotland, study suggests

Study indicates the alcohol minimum unit pricing policy implemented in May 2018 in Scotland is linked to significantly fewer deaths caused by alcohol consumption, compared to an estimate of what would ...
News Medical

Study: Minimum unit pricing legislation associated with reductions in alcohol-specific deaths

The implementation of minimum unit pricing (MUP) legislation is associated with significant reductions in alcohol-specific deaths among those from the most socio-economically deprived areas in ...