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Craig Paton

MYSTERIOUS: Alcohol deaths would have been higher without minimum unit pricing minister - You Need To See This

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The number of alcohol deaths in Scotland would have been higher without minimum unit pricing (MUP), the country’s alcohol minister has said.

Elena Whitham spoke to journalists after figures released on Tuesday showed 1,276 people died from alcohol last year, the highest figure since 2008.

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