Alkol surrogates are various liquids that are not intended for internal use, but, nevertheless, are used instead of alcoholic beverages [1] (including due to the availability and lower price [2] ). Depending on the composition, they can cause significant harm to health. The use of surrogates is typical for the late stages of alcoholism .
"Triple Cologne" - one of the substitutes for alcohol
Types of Surrogates
- Low-hazard: colognes , lotions , non-food ethyl alcohol . Medicines containing ethyl alcohol ( tinctures of hawthorn , motherwort and others).
- Moderately hazardous: technical liquids based on ethyl alcohol.
- Very dangerous: methyl alcohol , ethylene glycol , dichloroethane , gasoline , dichlorvos and liquids containing them.
See also
- Alcohol mortality
- Moonshine
- Varnish
- Herboton
- Troyar
Notes
- ↑ Alcohol mortality and toxicity of alcoholic beverages . Weekly demoscope No. 263 - 264 (October 30 - November 12, 2006). Date of treatment December 21, 2016.
- ↑ Newspapers write about alcohol poisoning and rising alcohol prices