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Rehab Clinic Says Abuse of Cologne on the Rise
 Doctors at the Amal Hospital have warned about the high risks of consuming cologne in order to get the intoxicating effect of the alcohol, a local Arabic newspaper reported yesterday. "The cologne abuse cases are on the increase these days. It is the fifth most common form of drug abuse," Dr. Muhammad Shawesh, supervisor at the Amal Hospital in Jeddah, told Al-Watan newspaper.The doctor explained that cologne is considerably worse than alcoholic beverages made for drinking. In some cases effects of drinking products that contain alcohol do not take effect until 10 to 30 hours after consumption causing symptoms such as vision impairment, total blindness, respiratory difficulties and death, said the doctor. In some Western countries, methanol is mixed with the ethanol in the cologne to discourage people from drinking it while our youths drink methanol directly, he said. Posted by: Fred 2006-04-12 |
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