There were also 147 cases involving children ages 6 to 12 and 2,180 cases ages 0 to 5, believed to have accidentally ingested the gel, according to poison control service, part of the UC San Francisco’s Department of Clinical Pharmacy. However, since March Los Angeles County has had 16 cases of teenagers requiring medical attention, according to the California Poison Control System. This 62% of alcohol makes the distilled liquid 120-proof, enough to beat out many “top shelf” liquors. Just a few shots are enough to slur speech, and cause someone to be ill enough to require ER observation. Toxicologists say all it takes is a few swallows for a person to get alcohol poisoning.
