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Re:Minimum unit pricing may have helped reduce alcohol-relat... by Normal_gaussian on Friday September 20, 2019 @09:20AM (#21026347)
Its incredibly effective.

One shot is one unit.

One beer is 2-3 units.

One glass of wine is 2-3 units.

It is very simple maths. The kind you find hard to mess up when drinking.

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Re:Minimum unit pricing may have helped reduce alcohol-relat... by kerkeslager on Friday September 20, 2019 @09:31AM (#21026451)
It's incredibly ineffective, or people wouldn't be asking so many questions about it on this thread.

One shot is one centilitre.

One beer is 2-3 centilitres.

One glass of wine is 2-3 centilitres.

It's not maths at all, it's just communication. There's nothing "simpler" about "unit" than "centilitre", it's just less clear.

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Re:Minimum unit pricing may have helped reduce alcohol-relat... by XJ6 on Friday September 20, 2019 @09:41AM (#21026543)
People asking questions are being obtuse and also clearly aren't in the UK where this legislation is aimed.

It would be like a continental European going to America and going, "What are all these MILES things? It's confusing!".

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Re:Minimum unit pricing may have helped reduce alcohol-relat... by kerkeslager on Friday September 20, 2019 @01:58PM (#21029489)
I'm an American, and miles are confusing.
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