Embalming fluid contains two poisons that can kill. Formaldehyde and methanol. Formaldehyde is an acid that can cause kidney damage, permanent brain and lung damage, cancer, birth defects and respiratory failure.
Methanol is a flammable liquid that can cause coma, convulsions, blindness and death.
In the last decade, smoking marijuana or tobacco soaked in embalming fluid has been reported in Texas, Connecticut, New York City and Kansas City, according to the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. For more information on Publishers Group documents and training materials, go here . .