There were more hospital admissions in Canada last year for alcohol-related conditions than for heart attacks. To put the number in context, the number of admissions for heart attacks in the same period was 75,000. And pricing, Hynes said, is "one of the most effective and cost-effective ways to reduce alcohol harm, population-wide." "Measuring this, and monitoring these rates can help us identify whether the policies and approaches are effective in reducing alcohol harm." It will take "a strategy that brings together multiple effective policies" to reduce the harm caused by alcohol, Hynes said.

Source: CBC News June 22, 2017 04:01 UTC