A new study appearing in the February issue of the journal
Addiction indicates that the cost of alcoholic beverages has a direct effect on the amount of alcohol that people consume. The study, conducted by the University of Florida, College of Medicine, analyzed 112 studies across four decades in order to document this relationship. Alexander C. Wagenaar, Ph.D., a professor of epidemiology and health policy research at the University of Florida, College of Medicine, and the senior author of the study, commented on the findings:
"Results from over 100 separate studies reporting over 1000 distinct statistical estimates are remarkably consistent, and show without doubt that alcohol taxes and prices affect drinking. ... When prices go down, people drink more, and when prices go up, people drink less."
(Source: www.sciencedaily.com)
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