Alcohol deaths would have been higher without minimum unit pricing

The figures showed 1,276 people died from alcohol last year, the highest since 2008.

This was the same figure as the previous year, meaning the entirety of the increase in deaths was recorded in women.

“It is essential that our government addresses this public health emergency with the appropriate urgency and priority. But Alcohol Focus Scotland said the increase was “unacceptable”, with the group’s deputy chief executive Laura Mahon adding: “For the third year in a row we’ve seen deaths caused by alcohol increasing.The Tory health spokesman said the figures were ‘utterly shocking’ She added that the MUP should be increased to 65p.

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