[Scoundreller]

Dunno, but most contain alcohol which could have a negative effect, even after the ethanol itself is cleared.

Many are re-formulating to alcohol-free formulas, and I think it’s because they fear tobacco-style lawsuits from anyone that gets oral/throat cancers.

[giarc]

Many stores also won't carry it due to shoplifting concerns. I've seen many drug stores with signs posted on the door that they carry only alcohol free Listerine.

[frankfrankfrank]

Well that is quite interesting. I have never seen a store or sign like that. I thought the ethanol has been denatured with various agents to make it unpleasant to consume for that very reason. I guess the consumer has degenerated so much that he is willing to suffer the consequences of its consumption?

It strikes me that this cannot really be a good sign for society in general when the degeneration is breaking through even the measures to inhibit degenerative detrimental behaviors. It also appears we are accumulating such conditions at an alarming rate all across the western world in particular, emanating and spreading out from a few specific points.

[giarc]

I work in a hospital in a large city (>1 million). I review admitting diagnoses on a regular basis, it's very common to see 'listerine ingestion' or 'hand sanitizer ingestion'. We have policies about where we place hand sanitizer in the hospital and evaluating patients that are at risk of ingestion. Unfortunately we have had many adverse events related to patients drinking it while admitted to hospital. An unfortunate part of our society is that some people are in the position where they drink these products.