Yes, it can. But be aware that most things like this contain other ingredients designed to either make you sick or make it taste horrible. For example, rubbing alcohol is (clearly) very high in alcohol content, same with hand sanitizer, and could get you drunk quickly. But it contains a bitterant to make it taste horrible, and in some cases an ingredient to induce vomiting. Otherwise, people would be getting drunk off $1.29 bottles of rubbing alcohol! You can often get it in your mouth but it's fine as long as you don't swallow it. Peroxide (which contains alcohol) can even be used as mouthwash itself, but you shouldn't swallow it.
It's actually quite common in prisons for prisoners to steal hand sanitizer and drink it.
Also remember that if you use mouthwash and take a breathalyzer, you WILL blow over, most likely at a higher than lethal limit.

So please don't go drinking mouthwash to try and get drunk. Even though it's cheaper than real alcohol, it's going to taste horrible and most likely make you throw up quickly!

Good luck!

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