How many alcohol-attributable deaths and hospital admissions could be prevented by alternative pricing and taxation policies? Modelling impacts on alcohol consumption, revenues and related harms in Canada

IntroductionIn 2017, Canada increased alcohol excise taxes for the first time in over three decades. In this article, we describe a model to estimate various effects of additional tax and price policies that are predicted to improve health outcomes. MethodsWe obtained alco...

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Main Authors: Stockwell, Tim, Churchill, Samuel, Sherk, Adam, Sorge, Justin, Gruenewald, Paul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Health Agency of Canada 2020-06-01
Series:Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada
Online Access:https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/reports-publications/health-promotion-chronic-disease-prevention-canada-research-policy-practice/vol-40-no-5-6-2020/alcohol-death-hospital-admissions-prevented-pricing-taxation-policies.html