Despite its poisonous content,<unk>  is sometimes consumed as a surrogate<unk> . This can result in blindness or death if it contains methanol. For instance, during the Prohibition in the United States, federal law required methanol in domestically manufactured industrial<unk> s. From 25–27 December 1926, which was roughly at the midpoint of the "Noble Experiment" of nationwide<unk>  prohibition, 31 people in New York City alone died of methanol poisoning. To help prevent this, denatonium is often added to give the substance an extremely bitter flavour. Substances such as pyridine are added to give the mixture an unpleasant odour, and agents such as syrup of ipecac may also be included to induce vomiting. New Zealand has removed methanol from its government-approved "methylated spirits" formulation. In the USSR,<unk>  was used as drinking<unk>  surrogate, along with many other technical ethanol-containing products. This was especially common during various anti-alcohol campaigns initiated by the Soviet government. There is much evidence to that in both popular folklore and in literature and music. The word “denaturat” (Russian: денатурат) even gained a special symbolic meaning. Its consumption is mentioned in songs of Vladimir Vysotsky, as well as written works of Venedikt Yerofeev, Yuz Aleshkovsky, and Vyacheslav Shishkov.
Denatured alcohol
Dichloroacetic acid
Tetrachlorodecaoxide
Chloroethane
Tetramethyl bisphenol F
Coal tar
Triphenylchloroethylene
Diiodohydroxyquinoline