Wales: Alcohol minimum price law not silver bullet, say AMs

Wales: Alcohol minimum price law not silver bullet, say AMs   Source: BBC News 5 March 2018   A Welsh Government plan for a minimum price of alcohol is not a silver bullet to tackle alcohol-related harm, a cross-party group of AMs has said.   The assembly’s health committee has backed the principle of the […]

Maryland: Study finds Md. tax increases on cigarettes, alcohol improved public health

Maryland: Study finds Md. tax increases on cigarettes, alcohol improved public health   Source: Maryland Reporter By Glynis Kazanjian March 4, 2018   Researchers from Johns Hopkins University want lawmakers to use tax increases as a strategy to improve public health after a study they conducted showed declines in alcohol and tobacco usage when Maryland […]