A health strategy suggests a smoking ban in some outdoor places and price hikes on alcohol.
The pricing structure is already in place in Scotland and Wales where alcohol cannot be sold for less than 65p per unit.
The health minister has said time is "quite rapidly" running out for the executive to introduce alcohol minimum pricing in Northern Ireland.
Beer and wine to cost more as minimum alcohol price to rise by 30% this year in Wales.
It means a can of lager currently available for £1 will cost at least £1.30 from October.
Araf Saddiq has been assaulted five times, spat on and verbally abused on countless occasions.
The Welsh government is considering the benefits of raising the unit price for alcohol.
Mike Nesbitt says figures indicate alcohol misuse costs Northern Ireland up to £900m a year.
A typical 12.5% bottle of wine cannot be sold for less than £6.09 and a bottle of vodka will be £17.06.
