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Sometimes is better to do both. For example: Intoxication by adulterated liquor can cause strong headache and (permanent) blindness; but if you search in Googl

Sometimes is better to do both. For example: Intoxication by adulterated liquor can cause strong headache and (permanent) blindness; but if you search in Google you may find out that drinking pure Whisky right away can neutralize its effects.

Bootvis 15y ago
Really? cool! Honest question: do you have a reference for that? I can't find one Google but would like to know more.
- atakan_gurkan 15y ago
  http://www.politedissent.com/archives/905 http://www.politedissent.com/archives/905 See the 2nd paragraph after the warning banner. It might not look serious, but it is. This review is written by an MD.
- chc 15y ago
  Please do note that the GP said "adulterated spirits" — that is, rubbing alcohol and the like, which contain methanol. If you have normal alcohol poisoning (i.e. from ethanol drinks like beer, wine, vodka, etc.), drinking whiskey is a terrible idea.
  - baddox 15y ago
    Are you a doctor?
    - chc 15y ago
      Well, no, but the fact that more ethanol isn't the cure for ethanol poisoning is not exactly MD-level subject matter.
VMG 15y ago
This sounds suspicious - care to cite any references?
- nsr 15y ago
  Well, wikipedia has references in this section: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methanol#Toxicity http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methanol#Toxicity Specifically, anything with a strong ethanol content will help, as the damage caused by drinking methanol results from the byproducts of you body processing the poison. The biological pathways that process methanol have a greater affinity for ethanol, so drinking whisky (or everclear or 151) or any other strong alcohol will keep you alive until your body has a chance to eject the methanol as a waste product.
- jQueryIsAwesome 15y ago
  It was just and hypothetical example, being honest: right now the only thing i could find is this link in Spanish: http://www.bio-nica.info/Biblioteca/Gutierrez-Intoxicacion-Metanol.pdf http://www.bio-nica.info/Biblioteca/Gutierrez-Intoxicacion-M... The theory is this: The consumption of ethyl alcohol (whisky/vodka) can prevent the conversion of methanol to formaldehyde and formic acid plus it extracts the toxic substance and neutralizes its metabolic effects.

Bootvis 15y ago

Really? cool! Honest question: do you have a reference for that? I can't find one Google but would like to know more.

atakan_gurkan 15y ago
http://www.politedissent.com/archives/905 http://www.politedissent.com/archives/905 See the 2nd paragraph after the warning banner. It might not look serious, but it is. This review is written by an MD.
chc 15y ago
Please do note that the GP said "adulterated spirits" — that is, rubbing alcohol and the like, which contain methanol. If you have normal alcohol poisoning (i.e. from ethanol drinks like beer, wine, vodka, etc.), drinking whiskey is a terrible idea.
- baddox 15y ago
  Are you a doctor?
  - chc 15y ago
    Well, no, but the fact that more ethanol isn't the cure for ethanol poisoning is not exactly MD-level subject matter.

VMG 15y ago

This sounds suspicious - care to cite any references?

nsr 15y ago
Well, wikipedia has references in this section: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methanol#Toxicity http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methanol#Toxicity Specifically, anything with a strong ethanol content will help, as the damage caused by drinking methanol results from the byproducts of you body processing the poison. The biological pathways that process methanol have a greater affinity for ethanol, so drinking whisky (or everclear or 151) or any other strong alcohol will keep you alive until your body has a chance to eject the methanol as a waste product.
jQueryIsAwesome 15y ago
It was just and hypothetical example, being honest: right now the only thing i could find is this link in Spanish: http://www.bio-nica.info/Biblioteca/Gutierrez-Intoxicacion-Metanol.pdf http://www.bio-nica.info/Biblioteca/Gutierrez-Intoxicacion-M... The theory is this: The consumption of ethyl alcohol (whisky/vodka) can prevent the conversion of methanol to formaldehyde and formic acid plus it extracts the toxic substance and neutralizes its metabolic effects.