Multiple choice

Which one of the following is the offending substance in liquor tragedies leading to blindness?

  1. Ethyl alcohol

  2. Amyl alcohol

  3. Benzyl alcohol

  4. Methyl alcohol
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Methyl alcohol (methanol) is highly toxic when ingested. It is often illegally added to illicit liquor, and its metabolic breakdown produces formic acid, which can cause permanent blindness or death.

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