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Doctors leaders today [Tuesday 23 June 2009] called for an end to the ridiculous
pricing of alcohol for off sales in light of findings from the Scottish Schools
Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey (SALSUS).
The survey shows that 52% of 13 year olds and 82% of 15 year olds have had
at least one alcoholic drink and that shops and off-licences were the second
most common source for purchasing alcohol.
Dr Peter Terry, Chairman of BMA Scotland said:
“When alcohol is cheaper than bottled water, we have to worry about
what message we are sending our children.
Alcohol costs our economy around £1 billion every year, but the
human cost is much higher. One death every six hours in Scotland is caused
by alcohol.
There is no single solution to Scotland’s alcohol problem, but
evidence shows that there is a direct relationship between the price of alcohol
and the amount consumed. BMA Scotland supports the introduction of minimum
pricing to stop retailers from selling alcohol at very low prices.”
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