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How drinking methanol WRECKS your entire body in just three days, as Laos death toll rises to six

The alcohol is attracting fresh attention over its role in the deaths of six foreign tourists who had drunk shots allegedly laced with methanol while on holiday in Laos.

Source: Cubes | 

04.12.2024, 16:26

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It's a common ingredient used in industrial and household products like paint thinners, antifreeze, varnish and even photocopier fluid. 

But now, methanol is attracting fresh attention over its role in the deaths of six foreign tourists who had drunk shots allegedly laced with the substance while on holiday in Laos — including that of a young British lawyer.  

Here, we reveal how the toxin can wreak havoc on the body within just hours of taking it, leaving drinkers paralysed, unable to breathe and at risk of losing their sight. 

Methanol, like the alcohol we consume in beer, wine and spirits, is a colourless liquid that smells similar to booze but is far cheaper to produce. 

But its effects are far more catastrophic. 

As little as half a shot, or 15ml, of a methanol-laced spirit can be enough to kill, experts say. 

Alarmingly, the noxious liquid is increasingly being used as a cheap alcohol substitute by unscrupulous shops and bars in certain holiday resorts — either replacing or being mixed with normal alcohol found in popular drinks. 

Symptoms of ingesting methanol can also vary depending on the person and how much is consumed. 

Here, we reveal how the substance can wreak havoc on the body within just hours of taking it, leaving drinkers paralysed, unable to breathe and at risk of losing their sight

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