Six tourists have died, after they were suspected to have drunk contaminated alcohol in Laos. According to media reports, they were part of a group that went out on Nov 12 in Laos' tourist town Vang Vieng. They fell ill after consuming the tainted drinks. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman take a look at the effects of consuming methanol, and what travellers should look out for with Dr Ian Musgrave, Molecular Pharmacologist and Toxicologist, University of Adelaide See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.