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Re:Minimum unit pricing may have helped reduce alcohol-relat... by nicoburns on Friday September 20, 2019 @09:26AM (#21026416)
Agree with you on using a carrot. Iceland dealt with its youth drinking problem very effectively by building youth centres and sports/activities programs.
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Re:Minimum unit pricing may have helped reduce alcohol-relat... by Lio on Friday September 20, 2019 @01:16PM (#21029051)
Our country has been starved of resources for young people since the short sighted 80s idea to sell off school sports facilities.

By comparison the community facilities in Iceland are wonderful.

I'm surprised that Iceland had a youth drinking problem though. Not that kids everywhere don't find ways to rebel but alcohol seemed very expensive when I was last there. Far in excess of the minimum prices alcohol in Scotland.

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