Archived: ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app Resolution on a Minimum Unit Price for Alcohol
Adopted by the 63rd ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app General Assembly, Bangkok, Thailand, October 2012
And rescinded at the 68th ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app General Assembly, Chicago, USA, October 2017
Evidence from epidemiological and other research demonstrates a clear link between the price of alcohol and levels of consumption, especially amongst young drinkers and those who are heavy alcohol users.
Setting a minimum unit price at a level that will reduce alcohol consumption is a strong public health measure, which will both reduce average alcohol consumption throughout the population and be especially effective in heavy drinkers and young drinkers.
Some states are intending to set a minimum unit price in order to reduce the medical and social effects of excessive alcohol consumption.
The ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app supports states seeking to use such innovative measures to combat the serious public and individual health effects of excessive and problem drinking.
