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Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Nice backs minimum pricing on alcohol to cut harmful drinking
Owen Bowcott and Denis Campbell
guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 13 October 2009

The government's expert advisory body on medical treatment is recommending imposing minimum prices on alcohol as a means of combating "hazardous and harmful drinking".

Draft proposals put out for consultation by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice) today put it on a political collision course with the Department of Health.

The recommendation, hidden away on page 16 of a 78-page advisory document on public health, will stir up public controversy over the issue, adding to the growing list of doctors and politicians in favour of price controls. . . . . . .

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