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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Jane Kirby

Minimum pricing for alcohol ‘can protect heavy drinkers and reduce harm’

PA Wire

Introducing minimum pricing for alcohol can protect heavy drinkers and reduce harm to people’s health, according to a new World Health Organisation (WHO) report.

Experts behind the study said evidence shows that taxing alcohol and controlling prices could prevent deaths and prevent long-term sickness linked to drink.

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