8 d. ago Brain damage, blindness and death: the global trail of trauma left by methanol

Methanol, a cheap relative of ethanol, is entering the supply chain, causing thousands of deaths around the worldFor Bethany Clarke, poison tasted like nothing. There was no bitter aftertaste, no astringent sting at the back of the tongue. If anything, she thought in passing, the free shots she and her friends were drinking at a hostel bar in Laos had probably been watered down – she wasn’t detecting a strong vodka flavour through the veil of Sprite she had mixed it with.All in all, Clarke remembers drinking about five of those shots, sitting with her best friend, Simone White, and a crowd of others at the hostel’s happy hour. CCTV footage shows the group laughing in the warm air of the open bar in the town of Vang Vieng, green and red lights dancing over their shoulders. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago TikTok influencer dies hours after 26th birthday after suspected poisoning

Yasmim Angela Feitosa de Souza, 26, died after she and her guests at her birthday party drank a batch of homemade whiskey that had allegedly been poisoned with methanol

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3 w. ago Travel experts share warning over drink 'poisoning' issue in holiday spots

Doctors Without Borders reports that thousands of people are poisoned by methanol each year

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3 w. ago Warning over 'highly toxic' fluid illegally mixed with cocktails after Foreign Office alert

The Foreign Office has issued a warning to Brits travelling to eight new countries after a number of recent cases of methanol poisoning were reported

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3 w. ago Urgent advice as eight more countries added to UK's alcohol poisoning warning list

Check if your holiday destination is affected after eight new countries were added to the Foreign Office's methanol poisoning list following a wave of tragic deaths

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3 w. ago Parents' warn against traveling to popular tourist destination after daughters' death

Holly Morton-Bowles and Bianca Jones, both 19, died from methanol poisoning after travelling to Laos last year

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3 w. ago Parent's urgent plea to anyone travelling to popular holiday hotspot after daughters die

Holly Morton-Bowles and Bianca Jones, both 19, were on a trip to Laos last year when they died from methanol poisoning, and their devastated parents are warning others not to travel to the country

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4 w. ago Bombshell claim from the parents of the Aussie teens who died from methanol poisoning

The tragic update comes nearly a year after the Australian teens were among six who died after consuming tainted drinks at a popular hostel.

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