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Quick Read: Sharp Drop in Drink Deaths Follows Alcohol Price Rise

Lisa Aliferis
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It's simple economics: as the price goes up, consumption goes down -- even among the heaviest drinkers, researchers found.

Canadian researchers found that deaths caused by alcohol between 2002 and 2009 in the western province of British Columbia dropped when the minimum alcohol price was increased, while alcohol-related deaths rose when more private alcohol stores were opened.

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