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Monday, March 1, 2010

Reduce demand for alcohol as well as supply


In our testimony to the Scottish Parliament's Health Committee, Children in Scotland supported the Alcohol Bill's direction of travel. However, we argued that such measures as increasing the price of alcohol must be accompanied by an equal effort to combat the reasons why young people and adults drink unhealthily.

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