 Last week, DCU students were issued with a warning in relation to fake alcohol being distributed around the campus area. The counterfeit alcohol contained large amounts of methanol, which were toxic to the body, and could result in kidney failure, blindness, and in severe cases, death. One person was left hospitalised in Dublin after he bought the drink from an unrecognised vendor in the Ballymon area. Welfare officer in the DCU Students' Union, Cody Byrne, brought the incident to light for the student body. Has there been any incidents of DCU students consuming the counterfeit alcohol? No. I mean, it was only one individual who got it from, I don't know, X amount of individuals. So that individual who was in hospital wasn't a DCU student, they just realised that college students might be a bit more prone to a cheap deal kind of thing. So that's why they got in touch. So what advice would you give to first-year students that feel pressured into drinking maybe by their peers? I think at the end of the day, you're the one that has to deal with the hangover, you're the one that has to deal with the repercussions when you're drunk. So I think that it kind of boils down to a stereotypical thing, that again we live up to the stereotypes, but that also it's a confidence thing that maybe we feel like we're not a good dancer if we're not drunk, or that we struggle to think of conversation topics when we're if we're not drunk kind of thing. What I would just say is that, like listen, a lot of the times it is just that one extra drink that pushes you over the limit. So before you waste money, and it really is a waste of money, a lot of the time buying drinks and bars, just think you actually really need it. And most of the time you'll find that you actually don't. And if it's a case, I find that for me it's a case of like wanting to hold something in my hand, a glass of water wouldn't go astray. Gardie and Betty Mohn and the Food Safety Authority are currently investigating the incident. However, the Health Service Executive recommends to only purchase alcohol from unrecognized premises. If you have bought alcohol from an unrecognized cellar, do not drink it and bring the bottle to your local garden station. If you have drank alcohol from a bottle bought in the street, and if you are concerned, please seek urgent medical advice. This is Emily Crowley for DCU TV News.