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Alcohol consumption in Scotland has fallen by the equivalent of 38 million pints of beer a year since 2009.
An NHS Health Scotland report said much of this could be attributed to the economy crashing and the scrapping of multi-buy deals.
There were also a third fewer alcohol-related deaths last year than a decade ago, and a 25% drop in alcohol related hospital admissions since 2007/08.
However, alcohol sales remain 17% higher than in England and Wales.
This was said to mainly be due to higher sales through supermarkets and off-licences in Scotland, particularly of lower-priced spirits.
Since their peak in 2009, alcohol sales have declined by 9% - equivalent to about nine million fewer bottles of wine, three million fewer bottles of spirits or 38 million fewer pints of beer per year.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-30382290
An NHS Health Scotland report said much of this could be attributed to the economy crashing and the scrapping of multi-buy deals.
There were also a third fewer alcohol-related deaths last year than a decade ago, and a 25% drop in alcohol related hospital admissions since 2007/08.
However, alcohol sales remain 17% higher than in England and Wales.
This was said to mainly be due to higher sales through supermarkets and off-licences in Scotland, particularly of lower-priced spirits.
Since their peak in 2009, alcohol sales have declined by 9% - equivalent to about nine million fewer bottles of wine, three million fewer bottles of spirits or 38 million fewer pints of beer per year.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-30382290