HEALTH

A strategy whose glass is half-empty

Will a minimum pricing strategy have much of an effect on binge-drinking? Addiction treatment expert, Andrew Harrison, thinks not.

Will a minimum pricing strategy have much of an effect on binge-drinking? Addiction treatment expert, Andrew Harrison, thinks not.

The Government's new alcohol strategy has the stated aims of addressing binge-drinking and reducing the damage caused to individuals and wider society from high levels of alcohol abuse – especially among younger people.

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