Death Of Three Young Ladies Backpacking In Laos, Due To Methanol Poisoning

[Hymie]

Maybe whoever substituted the alcohol with methanol was unaware of the dangers of ingesting methanol – even small amounts can cause blindness and/or paralysis.

A tragedy for those who died and their loved ones.

 

What you may not know is that during the American prohibition, the government of the day deliberately added methanol (and other poisons) to industrial alcohol, knowing it might find its way into illicit drinks.

 

It is estimated that at least 10,000 died as a result of this, with many more suffering the poisoning effects.  Despite knowing this, the government continued adding poison to alcohol.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdxv700qg50o

[Hymie]

[New Judge]

The deaths in Laos is news.

What happened during prohibition in the USA is history.

 

 

[Canary42]

It's news to me 😁

[ladybirder]

Hymie trying to educate us again.

[david small]

Government's always have caused many deaths.