Alcohol poisoning rise dramatically: Experts warn of self -brewed people!

Alcohol poisoning rise dramatically: Experts warn of self -brewed people!

Türkei - Turkey is faced with an alarming wave of alcohol poisoning, 34 people have died since the beginning of the week, as the governor's office reported. The tragedy is the result of the widespread practice of consuming illegally produced alcohol that is widespread in the country. The high tax rate on alcoholic beverages has forced many people to manufacture their own raki, a popular anisschnaps, or to rely on dangerous, hooked products from shops. Experts warn that instead of safe ethanol, the toxic methanol is often used, which can result in serious poisoning, reports the Kleine Zeitung .

dangers of alcohol poisoning

alcohol poisoning arise when the consumption of alcohol affects the function of nerve cells in the brain. It can occur in different degrees of severity, from light intoxication to life -threatening conditions. The symptoms vary depending on the height of the blood alcohol level. In the case of values over 4 per thousand there is an acute danger to life because important body functions can suspend. In addition to the immediate dangers associated with such poisoning, the website of the ADAC sketched that the severity of the symptoms depends on a variety of individual and external factors. Young people in particular are often affected if they consume enormous amounts of alcohol through the coma running.

The increasing consumption of dangerous alcohol not only leads to immediate deaths, but also throws a light on a explosive social problem that the Turkish government has to deal with urgently. In view of the serious health risks through the consumption of punched drinks, the question remains which measures can be successfully initiated in order to combat this problem and protect the population.