Please show all your young people going on holiday/travelling this. Keep them safe

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/l0057d41/man-tells-bbc-how-he-was-poisoned-by-drinks-on-holiday

I'm part of this group of bereaved families and friends, working to spread awareness about the dangers of methanol poisoning.
It's so much more widespread than is realised. As well as places like Vietnam, Laos and Indonesia, it's now happening in Turkey, Greece and, most recently, we are hearing of cases in Magaluf.
Everyone knows about spiking; we need the dangers of methanol to be equally understood.

Jesus wept, those poor families..

So sorry you were affected by this. It's horrendous

Just terrible. I’m so sorry. I will send this to my DS who is going travelling in Asia.

It's awful. So sorry.
Here is Australia the awareness campaigns have been ramped up following the most recent cases.

Thank you for sharing this. You’re absolutely right, methanol poisoning doesn’t get the awareness it urgently needs, even though it’s a real and growing danger in so many parts of the world. Most people only think about spiking, but methanol is just as serious and often overlooked. Efforts like yours are so important in making sure more travelers understand the risks and stay safe. https://touroclock.com/travel-europe-on-a-budget/

Utterly tragic, I’m so sorry you’ve been affected by this.

Thank you for your kind messages.

@GripGetter can I ask what they are doing in Australia that's particularly effective?

We have a meeting in Parliament coming up with ABTA and the airlines, and we are getting ideas together for how information to holidaymakers and travellers can be improved.

Yes please do @iwanttolivebythesea and do ask him to share with as many friends as possible. If they look for 'methanol' on TikTok there's a lot of relevant stuff getting. a lot of views which is great.