food And beverage challenges are ruling the social media era. Although they look interesting on the mobile screen, they are mostly dangerous and harmful to the body and health. In a recent drinking challenge, a 21-year-old influencer died drinking whiskey. Scroll down to read the details.
According to the latest news, Thai social media influencer Thanakaran Kanthi, known online as “Bank Lester”, died after he drank two bottles of whiskey as part of a bet. , for which he was offered 30,000 Thai baht (Rs. 75,228). As part of the challenge. The incident took place on December 25 at a birthday party in Chanthaburi’s Tha Mai district where Mr. Kanthi, who has intellectual disability, arrived around 11 pm.
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During the party, Kanthi was challenged to drink a 350ml bottle of Regency whiskey with a cash offer of 10,000 baht per bottle, according to a report by the Bangkok Post.
He accepted the challenge and drank two bottles in just 20 minutes. Due to heavy drinking, he soon passed out and was taken to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
It is reported that the police have arrested a person who hired Kanthi to challenge him.
The death of the young influencer has sparked a debate on social media. Subsequently, a social media post by Mr. Kanthi has gone viral where he said that he performed such outrageous challenges to earn money for his family.
“I am willing to be bullied and insulted just to extort money from rich people to provide for my family,” read the post.
what is Alcohol poisoning?
Alcohol poisoning is a serious and potentially fatal condition that occurs when a person consumes dangerous amounts of alcohol in a short period of time, causing toxic levels in the blood to rise. It impairs the body’s ability to process and eliminate alcohol, resulting in impaired physical and mental function.
How does this happen?
Alcohol is absorbed into the bloodstream quickly, but the liver can only process one standard drink per hour. Drinking more than this can cause alcohol to build up in the blood, leading to toxicity.
Symptoms of alcohol poisoning
The most common symptoms of alcohol poisoning are said to include confusion, vomiting, seizures, slow or irregular breathing, pale or bluish skin, fainting and inability to wake up.
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Results
It is said that alcohol poisoning can cause brain damage, pneumonia, cardiac arrest, and even death.