Mouthwash a Hot Commodity Among Alaska’s Homeless
If you are homeless in Alaska, those lazy summer nights are what you cherish. The pleasant feeling of being curled up on a rusty park bench under a blanket of crusty, old newspapers. Gazing at the glistening stars with absolutely no ambition or thought process in mind. The fragrant smell of your pickle jar turned makeshift bathroom. The unparalleled enjoyment of swigging sparkling Listerine straight from the bottle until you vomit all over your shopping cart/dresser drawer. Well, cherish it now, for the landscape of the summer night is about to change forever. Supermarkets in the Anchorage area have moved to sell mouthwash behind the counter in an attempt to thwart homeless people from stealing it. The move was made after empty mouthwash bottles were found littering the streets of Anchorage and homeless camps. Listerine mouthwash had become popular among the homeless population due to its high alcoholic content (26.9% alcohol) and cheap cost.
