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BMJ: Reducing harm from alcohol

British Medical Journal. Date of publication: 20 March 2009.

http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/338/mar20_2/b1191

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

The Lancet. Date of publication: March 2010.

Robin C Purshouse, Petra S Meier, Alan Brennan, Karl B Taylor, Rachid Rafi a

Understanding the link between alcohol affordability, consumption and harms

http://ec.europa.eu/health/ph_determinants/life_style/alcohol/news_rand_en.htm

By RAND Europe. Date of publication: 6 April 2009.

This report analyses the effect of alcohol affordability on consumption and three measures of associated harm: fatal traffic accidents, increase in traffic injuries and chronic liver cir...

Independent Review of the Effects of Alcohol Pricing and Promotion

In December 2008, the Department of Health published an independent review, by the School of Health and Related Research at the University of Sheffield (ScHARR) to better understand the link between alcohol related harm and how alcohol is promoted and priced. Government is evaluating the findings.

ALCOHOL Price, Policy and Public Health

September 2007. Report on the findings of the expert workshop convened by SHAAP (Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems) to consider action that government can take on alcohol pricing to reduce the current levels of alcohol-related harm.

Alcohol Concern's new report: The Price is Right: protecting communities through action on alcohol sales

http://www.alcoholconcern.org.uk/servlets/doc/1445

This new report investigates the relationship between the price of alcohol, consumption levels and alcohol-related harms and calls for a mandatory code of practice to be introduced to regulate the retail drinks industry.

Briefing Paper by the IAS on Use of Alcohol as a Loss-leader.

http://www.ias.org.uk/resources/papers/occasional/lossleading.pdf

By Russell Bennetts. Economic Research Officer. Institute of Alcohol Studies (IAS)

Published in June 2008