Methanol toxicity, Laos and Vang Vieng

Vang Vieng: What to know about the Laos backpacker town at center of suspected methanol poisonings
The deaths of six foreign tourists linked to a suspected mass methanol poisoning has thrown a spotlight on a small town in Southeast Asia that has worked hard in recent years to shed its reputation for excess.
'I visited Laos methanol poisoning party town and still shudder at the memory'
Vang Vieng in Laos has had a reputation for dangerous partying for over a decade and attempts to reform the town's tourist offering have clearly failed, writes Laura Hill
Who Were The Victims Of Vang Vieng Suspected Methanol Poisoning - Details
Holly Bowles, 19, is one of six tourists who have died in Laos from what is believed to be methanol poisoning. She passed away on Friday, the day after her 19-year-old friend Bianca Jones passed away in a Thai hospital.
Deadly alcohol poisoning casts shadow over the Laotian backpacker town
A little town known as a backpacker paradise in northern Laos has come under spotlight for a mass poisoning case that has killed at least six tourists and potentially injured scores of others
Australian teens among six tourists dead as countries warn of suspected methanol poisonings in Laos
An Australian teenager has become the sixth foreign tourist to die in a suspected mass methanol poisoning in Laos, as a growing list of countries warned of the potentially fatal consequences of drinking tainted alcohol in the Southeast Asian country.
What to Know About the Methanol Poisonings in Laos
At least six tourists who traveled to Laos have died in recent days, prompting international alarm about the dangers of consuming alcoholic drinks that contain methanol.
Alcohol poisoning deaths in Laos renew concerns about methanol. Here's what to know
The U.S., Australia and U.K. have issued warnings for travelers in Vang Vieng after several tourists died in a suspected methanol poisoning outbreak.
How an idyllic Laos village turned into a hedonistic party hotspot
The deaths of six backpackers this week, including British solicitor Simone White, has raised the spectre of a Laotian ...
In Vang Vieng, tragically, tourist deaths are nothing new
Laotian authorities have been working to rid the town of its deadly reputation. Clearly, they haven’t worked hard enough.
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How debauchery turns to tragedy in places like Vang Vieng
I still remember the first time I saw Vang Vieng, in Laos. It was many years ago, before the Chinese began pouring money in ...
The shots stop flowing in Laos party town amid fears for 12 ‘poisoned’ tourists
Six foreign backpackers including Simone White, a British lawyer, have died after drinking contaminated alcohol in Van Vieng ...
British backpacker ‘blinded’ after drinking ‘free vodka’ shots at hostel just two days before six people died there
A British backpacker has revealed she was ‘blinded’ after drinking ‘free vodka’ shots at hostel in Vang Vieng, Laos amid ...
New details emerge about vodka blamed for the deaths of Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones
The suspected methanol-laced vodka blamed for the deaths of six backpackers in Laos, including Australian teenagers Bianca ...
Deadly alcohol poisoning casts shadow over Laotian backpacker town
Methanol is sometimes added to mixed drinks at disreputable bars as a cheaper alternative to ethanol, but can cause severe ...
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Sixth person dies from methanol-laced cocktails in Laos; Dutch woman leaves hospital
A second Australian tourist has died after drinking alcohol that was laced with methanol in Vang Vieng, Laos. That brings the total number of deaths to six, NOS reports. A Dutch woman who became ill ...