Cost of alcohol
The Scottish Grocers’ Federation is part of a stakeholder group in Edinburgh which has established the first Community Alcohol Partnership in Scotland. Educating young people on the risks and consequences of harmful drinking is a key aim of the partnership.
The cost of alcohol-related harm in our communities is still too high, but ultimately it is education targeted at specific groups which will prove to be most effective in changing Scotland’s relationship with alcohol rather than ineffective whole-of-population approaches such as minimum pricing.
John Drummond
Chief executive
Scottish Grocers’ Federation
Queensferry Road
Edinburgh