Drinking Listerine?

[wmc1982]

I admit, I have had my issues with alcohol and I am proud to say God has helped me overcome it. But I know people in my town that drink Listerine (especially on Sundays because you can't buy liquior on Sunday). They say it gets you just as drunk since its about 21% alcohol.

Has anyone else heard of this? I guess your kidneys would never get gingivitis

 

[justanobserver]

when I was in rehab, we had to take antibuse and use only alcohol free mouthwash or get rather sick. I odnt use mouthwash/rinse that has alcohol to avoid any possiblity of it getting in my system.

But I know folks that have drank listerine (or other brands that contain alcohol) for the alcohol content and have known of one that drank aftershave.

 

[wmc1982]

yea, I go to rehab in January and I'm not allowed anything with alcohol in it, including mouthwash, cologne, astringent, etc...

 

[justanobserver]

yea, I go to rehab in January and I'm not allowed anything with alcohol in it, including mouthwash, cologne, astringent, etc...

you will be or should be given a list of what all products that contain acohol in it. I was surprised of the various items that have alcohol in it - shampoo for instance!

 

[mustang_94]

I admit, I have had my issues with alcohol and I am proud to say God has helped me overcome it. But I know people in my town that drink Listerine (especially on Sundays because you can't buy liquior on Sunday). They say it gets you just as drunk since its about 21% alcohol.

Has anyone else heard of this? I guess your kidneys would never get gingivitis

I have seen people drinking all kinds of stuff. Stern-o, Vanilla extract, and so on and so forth. If a guy wants to get drunk he'll find a way.

 

[wmc1982]

I have seen people drinking all kinds of stuff. Stern-o, Vanilla extract, and so on and so forth. If a guy wants to get drunk he'll find a way.

yea, I drank some lemon extract that was 73% alcohol one time. I had a DWI and couldnt get to the store, otherwise, I don't see the point. This Listerine sure is doing the trick though...weird though, I can barely see at all

 

[BigToe]

Turning to other things with alcohol in them to get a buzz is definitely a sign that there's a problem. Many treatment centers will put you on medication that will make you physically sick if you consume any alcohol.

 

[UnitynLove]

Wow, never heard of that. But I will pray for those people.

 

[TeslaZ]

well yeah I have heard of doing this..especially in a rehab setting but they must know by now to remove all alcohol type items from patients.
I've heard of people drinking acetone even.

 

[Gunny]

I worked in the Addiction field for several years and I met individuals that attempted drinking rubbing alcohol, sterno, and various cough syrups. The grip of addiction is an ugly thing, indeed.

 

[bluemarkus]

some winos on the streets of america drink lysterine.
some of them have terrible skin problems,
i don´t exactly know if it´s from the lysterine.
but it looks scary, so i wouldn´t do it...

 

[encouraging loves animals]

I wouldn't drink listering diliberatly at all-too strong for me! swallowed some accidently though

 

[wmc1982]

I want to thank all of you who prayed for me and others like me with problems with alcohol. I went through the 2 month Christian program and it was awesome.

I'm doing very well now. I'm getting involved in a good church and I just got a good job.

God will fix things if you let Him. We have to realize that He is a better manager of our lives than we are.

When you realize this and surrender to Him, He will heal you and change the world around you.

 

[Divinah]

Well, Praise the Lord...Good to see you back and strong. Always a Glory to God to see someone walking in Victory...God Bless You!.

 

[Healed_IHS]

When you realize this and surrender to Him, He will heal you and change the world around you.
That's great news Will! My previous attempts at sobriety were meaningless and short lived until I learned this fact.

You need to talk... let me know.

 

[WhoeverLovesGod01]

I've seen people drink vanilla essence (and I have tried it.) You'd be surprised what people do for their alcohol addictions.

 

[notwrapped]

I went through rehab and they took my after shave away now I thought that was a bit much mainly because I couldn't imagine drinking it but some people have.They also did not allow vanilla extract in the kitchen for the same reason(Alcohol content).When I thought I heard it all my roomy,in rehab,told me he was stealing his mothers "Fentanyl Transdermal patches" and scooping out the gel inside to get high.So nothing suprises me now.Imagine if some of this ingenuity and cleverness We addicts use was put to some good and constructive use? Brother!

 

[DanceDepartment]

I went through rehab and they took my after shave away now I thought that was a bit much mainly because I couldn't imagine drinking it but some people have.They also did not allow vanilla extract in the kitchen for the same reason(Alcohol content).When I thought I heard it all my roomy,in rehab,told me he was stealing his mothers "Fentanyl Transdermal patches" and scooping out the gel inside to get high.So nothing suprises me now.Imagine if some of this ingenuity and cleverness We addicts use was put to some good and constructive use? Brother!

the fentanyl part isnt too suprising. its a very powerful pain killer.
locally, awhile back, there were news headlines of people dying from buying this batch of heroine that was laced with fentanyl.

the most shocking part about that was once it made headlines, some of the more hardcore junkies actually started looking for the stuff because it provided a stronger high.

you'd be suprised what you can get messed up off of.

 

[ForAMomentIWillFly]

Some of my friends used to drink that, as well as anything else to get them in a stupor.

 

[everready]

I've seen people drink vanilla essence (and I have tried it.) You'd be surprised what people do for their alcohol addictions.

Lemon extract anyone, we had a family member that drank all the different flavors. Kind of like a Tasters Choice thing, me? hem.. let me think, thinking doesn't come that easy anymore because I drank $250.00 a month of Tequila for oh, about 10-15 years. The family member? dead and I'm afraid they didn't have Christ. Died on the operating table their aorta burst.:o

That phrase Jesus saves, the sweetest words I ever heard!

In Christ,
Lee

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