Home » Topics » alcohol poisoning
Amy Winehouse killed by alcohol poisoning: inquest
A second inquest into the death of troubled British singer Amy Winehouse confirmed Tuesday that she died of accidental alcohol poisoning. The same verdict of death by misadventure was given at a re-hearing of the inquest which was ordered after it emerged that the first, in October 2011, was heard…
Bootleg alcohol kills 20 in Czech Republic
A 63-year-old man died Sunday in the Czech Republic after drinking bootleg spirits tainted with methanol, bringing the death toll from an outbreak of alcohol poisoning to 20, hospital staff said. The man was found unconscious Friday at a railway station in the eastern town of Prerov and was hospitalised…
Regulate marijuana billboard grabs eyes near Mile High Stadium
Colorado’s Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol has just fired its first big advertising salvo, and it looks to be an effective one. A new billboard unveiled Thursday by the group just blocks away from Mile High Stadium in Denver shows a smiling woman with her arms folded, next to…
Death toll from India toxic liquor rises to 170
The death toll from a mass poisoning in eastern India caused by toxic home-brewed alcohol climbed to 170 Friday, as police made more arrests and destroyed dozens of illegal distilleries. “We now have 170 confirmed dead,” Shyamapada Basak, health services director of West Bengal state told AFP. He added that…
Brand new on Raw Story
- Detroit cop who killed 7-year-old girl walks free after mistrial
- China begins exporting ‘Yunnan Red’ wine to Europe
- Texas pastor: Donate to fix my helicopter and get a new car from God
- Jawbone fitness wristband teams up with nonprofit to promote healthy children’s lifestyles
- Plans for Nelson Mandela’s 95th birthday celebration move forward
- Three Dutch farmworkers die after falling into manure silo
- Right-wing aide: Food stamp cuts are OK because I ‘saved money’ living on them
- Christian host: Liberals want immigration because conservatives are having more sex
- Chomsky: Obama is ‘dedicated to increasing terrorism’
- Freeway bridge collapse kills one and injures another in Arizona
Commentary
Republicans’ latest abortion ban is staggeringly stupid
By Ana Marie Cox, The Guardian
The Orange Couch does Mad Men: S6E12, “The Quality of Mercy”
By Amanda Marcotte
The Center For Inquiry Likes Atheism’s Cranky White Guy Image, So Screw You Ladies
By Amanda Marcotte
Raw Exclusives
Featured Video
Follow Us!
