Summary
AS Directors of Public Health in the North East, we are calling upon the Government to introduce a minimum price per unit of alcohol to tackle the widespread availability of cheap drink which is having a devastating effect on our region.
Research carried out by Balance, the North East Alcohol Office, reveals that across our region, alcohol is available for as little as 12p a unit, cans of lager for just 22p, vodka for pounds 6.98 for a 70cl bottle and a two-litre bottle of cider priced at less than a loaf of bread.See the full content of this document
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Alcohol is being sold at pocket money prices. In fact, armed with pounds 6.24 - the UK average pocket money - young consumers can purchase enough alcohol to drink twice the recommended daily limit for an a...
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