From what I remember and what I can find, that was something that was particularly found in Appalachia, not Alabama (see this article[0]). A quick check on Goog

From what I remember and what I can find, that was something that was particularly found in Appalachia, not Alabama (see this article[0]). A quick check on Google maps shows that Alabama is about as far from Appalachia (in West Virginia) as London, UK, is from Hamburg, Germany. So I think it's a stretch to say they're in the same geographic area. [0] - https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2013/09/12/221845853/mountain-dew-mouth-is-destroying-appalachias-teeth https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2013/09/12/221845853/mo...