Hand gel banned from Thai prisons after one convict dies, another is blinded, many sick from lethal cocktails

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A corrections' department doctor has revealed that prisoners in Thailand mixed alcohol hand gel with soft drinks to get drunk at New Year.

 

One person died, another was blinded and 31 others fell sick.

 

Dr Thatri Sunpongsri said that the cons had been collecting the gel over a period of time ready for New Year.

 

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Then using their own initiative the lethal cocktails were made. He noted that alcohol is banned in prisons.

 

Around 4-5 convicts were hospitalized and the rest had mild symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea and stomach problems because they did not consume very much.

 

Now virtually all hand gel has been replaced by soap in prisons nationwide with inmates warned about the perils of consuming ethanol and methanol. 

 

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[klauskunkel]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

prisoners in Thailand mixed alcohol hand gel with soft drinks to get drunk at New Year.

Which New Year? The one in December, the Chinese one in February, or the Thai one in April?

[RJRS1301]

Which bright spark felt it was a good idea to supply alcohol hand sanitisers?

It was proven early in the pandemic that non alcohol based ones could be equally effective

NEWS RELEASE 1-DEC-2020

Alcohol-free hand sanitizer just as effective against COVID as alcohol-based versions

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/535460

[Cake Monster]

Now who on Earth would ever have thought, that Prisoners would have made Moonshine from any kind of Alcoholic ingredient.

 

[thwo]

usually they prefer soap...

 

 

[RJRS1301]

2 minutes ago, thwo said:

usually they prefer soap...

 

 

oops

 

[Nojohndoe]

3 minutes ago, thwo said:

usually they prefer soap...

 

 

The associated danger is legend !

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

A corrections' department doctor has revealed that prisoners in Thailand mixed alcohol hand gel with soft drinks to get drunk at New Year.

Jeeez, 

[bobandyson]

13 minutes ago, Nojohndoe said:

The associated danger is legend !

Danger is much, much worse if it is liquid soap.

 

[Nojohndoe]

18 minutes ago, bobandyson said:

Danger is much, much worse if it is liquid soap.

 

Not sure I am grateful for that update in info ! But thanks anyway.

[Skeptic7]

2 hours ago, klauskunkel said:

Which New Year? The one in December, the Chinese one in February, or the Thai one in April?

All of the above! ????

[Peterphuket]

What do you expect from Methyl alcohol???

Long time ago we learn the M from Murder.

Idiots.

[brianthainess]

16 hours ago, RJRS1301 said:

16 hours ago, thwo said:

usually they prefer soap...

 

 

oops

You just had to slip that one in.