The Raising of Minimum Alcohol Prices in Saskatchewan, Canada

Impacts on Consumption and Implications for Public Health

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ID11021648
AutoresTim Stockwell (0000-0002-5696-6803, Tim Stockwell, Jinhui Zhao, and Scott Macdonald are with the Centre for Addictions Research of British Columbia, University of Victoria, Victoria. Tim Stockwell is also with the Department of Psychology, University of Victoria. Norman Giesbrecht and Ashley Wettlaufer are with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario. Gerald Thomas is with Okanagan Research, Summerland, British Columbia.), Jinhui Zhao (0000-0003-2166-5370, Tim Stockwell, Jinhui Zhao, and Scott Macdonald are with the Centre for Addictions Research of British Columbia, University of Victoria, Victoria. Tim Stockwell is also with the Department of Psychology, University of Victoria. Norman Giesbrecht and Ashley Wettlaufer are with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario. Gerald Thomas is with Okanagan Research, Summerland, British Columbia.), Norman Giesbrecht (0000-0002-4469-0563, Tim Stockwell, Jinhui Zhao, and Scott Macdonald are with the Centre for Addictions Research of British Columbia, University of Victoria, Victoria. Tim Stockwell is also with the Department of Psychology, University of Victoria. Norman Giesbrecht and Ashley Wettlaufer are with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario. Gerald Thomas is with Okanagan Research, Summerland, British Columbia.), Scott Macdonald (0000-0002-3200-6031, Tim Stockwell, Jinhui Zhao, and Scott Macdonald are with the Centre for Addictions Research of British Columbia, University of Victoria, Victoria. Tim Stockwell is also with the Department of Psychology, University of Victoria. Norman Giesbrecht and Ashley Wettlaufer are with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario. Gerald Thomas is with Okanagan Research, Summerland, British Columbia.), Gerald Thomas (0000-0002-8825-0228, Tim Stockwell, Jinhui Zhao, and Scott Macdonald are with the Centre for Addictions Research of British Columbia, University of Victoria, Victoria. Tim Stockwell is also with the Department of Psychology, University of Victoria. Norman Giesbrecht and Ashley Wettlaufer are with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario. Gerald Thomas is with Okanagan Research, Summerland, British Columbia.), Ashley Wettlaufer (0000-0003-1762-7021, Tim Stockwell, Jinhui Zhao, and Scott Macdonald are with the Centre for Addictions Research of British Columbia, University of Victoria, Victoria. Tim Stockwell is also with the Department of Psychology, University of Victoria. Norman Giesbrecht and Ashley Wettlaufer are with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario. Gerald Thomas is with Okanagan Research, Summerland, British Columbia.)
Año2012
Volumen102
Número12
Páginase103-e110
Fecha de publicación2012-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
EditorialAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2012.301094
PMID23078488
PMCIDPMC3519328
OpenAlexW2106331611
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas19
Referencias citadas21

Objectives. We report impacts on alcohol consumption following new and increased minimum alcohol prices in Saskatchewan, Canada. Methods. We conducted autoregressive integrated moving average time series analyses of alcohol sales and price data from the Saskatchewan government alcohol monopoly for 26 periods before and 26 periods after the intervention. Results. A 10% increase in minimum prices significantly reduced consumption of beer by 10.06%, spirits by 5.87%, wine by 4.58%, and all beverages combined by 8.43%. Consumption of coolers decreased significantly by 13.2%, cocktails by 21.3%, and liqueurs by 5.3%. There were larger effects for purely off-premise sales (e.g., liquor stores) than for primarily on-premise sales (e.g., bars, restaurants). Consumption of higher strength beer and wine declined the most. A 10% increase in minimum price was associated with a 22.0% decrease in consumption of higher strength beer (> 6.5% alcohol/volume) versus 8.17% for lower strength beers. The neighboring province of Alberta showed no change in per capita alcohol consumption before and after the intervention. Conclusions. Minimum pricing is a promising strategy for reducing the public health burden associated with hazardous alcohol consumption. Pricing to reflect percentage alcohol content of drinks can shift consumption toward lower alcohol content beverage types

Agricultural economics · Alcohol · Alcohol consumption · Alcohol content · Business · Consumption (sociology) · Economics · Environmental health · Per capita · Wine · Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects · Chemistry · Food Science · Medicine · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes · Wine Industry and Tourism