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This study aimed to estimate changes in the monthly prevalence of cost\u2010motivated alcohol reduction attempts among risky drinkers over this period.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Design<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Data were drawn from the Alcohol Toolkit Study, a nationally representative monthly cross\u2010sectional household survey.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Setting<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Great Britain.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Participants<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>26\u2009212 risky drinkers [alcohol use disorders identification test \u2013 consumption (AUDIT\u2010C) score \u22655] aged \u226518y surveyed between January 2021 and December 2024 [mean (SD) age\u2009=\u200945.9 (17.1); 61.4% men].<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Measurements<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The primary outcome was having tried to reduce alcohol consumption in the past year due to a decision that drinking was too expensive (\u2018cost\u2010motivated alcohol reduction attempt\u2019). This included participants who also reported other motives (e.g. health concerns) for trying to reduce their consumption.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Findings<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Overall, 1355 participants reported making a cost\u2010motivated alcohol reduction attempt. The monthly weighted prevalence of cost\u2010motivated alcohol reduction attempts among risky drinkers increased from 4.6% in January 2021 to 7.0% in December 2024 [prevalence ratio (PR)\u2009=\u00a01.54, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.34\u20131.74]; equating to ~1.1 million people attempting to reduce their drinking among risky drinkers in 2024. This was primarily driven by a rise in the proportion of all alcohol reduction attempts that were motivated by cost, from 12.4% to 19.7% (PR\u2009=\u00a01.58, 95% CI = 1.39\u20131.77), rather than an overall increase in the prevalence of alcohol reduction attempts (which remained relatively stable across the period at an average of 36.0%). 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