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Quick Read: Sharp Drop in Drink Deaths Follows Alcohol Price Rise

Feb 6, 2013

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It's simple economics: as the price goes up, consumption goes down -- even among the heaviest drinkers, researchers found.

Source: Reuters

Canadian researchers found that deaths caused by alcohol between 2002 and 2009 in the western province of British Columbia dropped when the minimum alcohol price was increased, while alcohol-related deaths rose when more private alcohol stores were opened.