• Sprawlie@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    You kind of countered your own comment at the end

    One of the leading causes of alcoholism is cheap access to alcohol

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      3 months ago

      I’ve done some toggling and found this article abstract.

      and what I have to say is this:

      Touche.

      Key sentence:

      The results also suggested that compared with general price increases, minimum- pricing policies might affect harmful drinkers proportionally more…

      I guess I’d be pleased to see the provincial Alberta government embrace epidemiologically based policy making. Especially if they do it consistently and not just when it aligns with their ideology.