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Ohiogal

(32,104 posts) Wed Aug 5, 2020, 09:25 PM Aug 2020

15 adults have been hospitalized after drinking methanol-contaminated hand sanitizer. Four died.

Fifteen adults have been poisoned after drinking hand sanitizer that contained methanol, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Wednesday.

Methanol, or wood alcohol, is a toxic chemical that can lead to hospitalization or death if ingested.

The CDC report included 15 cases of methanol poisoning in New Mexico and Arizona that occurred in May and June. The average age was 43, and 13 of the cases were in men. Several of the cases were among American Indians/Alaska Natives, though the report does not detail the exact number. All 15 individuals were hospitalized, and four people died. Another three developed vision problems, a known side effect of methanol poisoning.

All of the cases detailed in the report had had blood tests to confirm the presence of methanol. Additionally, all of the individuals reported past hand sanitizer ingestion.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1235906

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15 adults have been hospitalized after drinking methanol-contaminated hand sanitizer. Four died. (Original Post) Ohiogal Aug 2020 OP

What adult would do that? dawg day Aug 2020 #1

Liberals strongly advised them not to. Grokenstein Aug 2020 #2

This makes me very sad. They might be alcoholics. Lots of people went blind and died during mucifer Aug 2020 #3

Used to work in this little 7-11 like grocery store in 60s/70s part-time Hoyt Aug 2020 #4

dawg day

(7,947 posts)

1. What adult would do that?

Reply to Ohiogal (Original post)

Wed Aug 5, 2020, 09:30 PM

Aug 2020

I guess the ones who would drink bleach on Trump's advice.

Grokenstein

(5,727 posts)

2. Liberals strongly advised them not to.

Reply to dawg day (Reply #1)

Wed Aug 5, 2020, 09:34 PM

Aug 2020

Naturally, this would not stand. They HAD to do it.

mucifer

(23,574 posts)

3. This makes me very sad. They might be alcoholics. Lots of people went blind and died during

Reply to Ohiogal (Original post)

Wed Aug 5, 2020, 09:35 PM

Aug 2020

prohibition when the booze wasn't regulated and people were doing crazy stuff to make booze and the federal government even poisoned some of the booze on purpose.

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

4. Used to work in this little 7-11 like grocery store in 60s/70s part-time

Reply to mucifer (Reply #3)

Wed Aug 5, 2020, 11:21 PM

Aug 2020

while going to school.

We sold a bunch of vanilla extract, cold medicine, Listerine, etc., for alcohol content. It was really sad and depressing. I did talk them out of selling multiple tubes of model airplane glue.

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