Plans for minimum drink pricing to tackle Scotland's historic alcohol abuse problems will be revived if the SNP wins May's Holyrood election.
The government's plan to set the minimum price per unit of alcohol at 45p was rejected by opposition parties last year.
But, addressing the SNP conference, party deputy leader Nicola Sturgeon will say the measure is vital.
UK and Northern Ireland ministers are now considering minimum pricing.
Police and health professionals backed the SNP minority government's price plan, to help tackle an issue said to cost Scotland more than £3bn a year.
But it was opposed by Labour, the Lib Dems and Tories, who said minimum pricing would penalise responsible drinkers and was probably illegal.
But addressing conference delegates in Glasgow, Ms Sturgeon, also the Scottish health secretary, will say the SNP acted like a government, while opponents acted disgracefully.
Since the defeat of minimum pricing in Scotland, the UK government has announced similar plans for England and Wales, under the proposals which would see a can of lager would cost at least 38p and a litre bottle of vodka no less than £10.71.
And Stormont ministers have also backed similar plans which could bring the cost of the cheapest bottle of wine up to £4.20, amid concerns that alcohol misuse could be costing Northern Ireland £900m a year.
Ms Sturgeon, also Scotland's deputy first minister, will use her speech to accuse her political opponents of abandoning the fairness agenda and will also reiterate her party's position on maintaining free personal care for elderly people in Scotland.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-12724560This drives me insane - just admit that you can't be fcuked dealing with the real issues and that you'd like to rob people for a few more quid. No doubt so you can piss it up the wall, ironically
