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Vodka's My Poison

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC One London

Across Russia, hundreds of people have died and thousands have been poisoned after drinking illegal alcohol that had apparently been spiked with a mystery chemical. This World sends John Sweeney to Pskov, a city badly affected by the poisonings in which a state of emergency has been declared. The hospital corridors are full of poison victims suffering from Toxic Hepatitis. The investigation puts John Sweeney's own health at risk when he accidentally tastes some suspect alcohol. Show less

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