alcoholic drink

It is believed their alcoholic drinks may have contained methanol, an industrial chemical often used in bootleg alcohol.

The diplomat said methanol poisoning - where alcoholic drinks are contaminated with a toxic compound - is well-known among consulates and tourism operators.

It is colourless and has a similar smell to ethyl alcohol - the chemical substance found in alcoholic drinks.

Ms. Jones, 19, had been hospitalized last week after consuming an alcoholic drink in Laos, said Col.

Her team decided to try low-dose sodium oxybate, after some patients told them their symptoms improved after a few alcoholic drinks.