Title:  Nicotine beverage

United States Patent:  6,268,386

Appl. No.:  104225

A liquid composition including a Nicotine or alkaloid having the same direction of activity, content of between 0.0001% and 0.1% that can be consumed orally.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Due to the wide variety of tobacco users any innovation with a goal of reaching this group will need to incorporate a large degree of flexibility into its formula. The first example of this is in the choice of delivery systems chosen for this concept. Water, carbonated water and natural juice cover the preponderance of consumable liquids currently available to the public, thereby making the availability of nicotine from a source other than tobacco as pleasing as possible.

With the delivery system ascertained the next variable is what is a reasonable quantity of nicotine or alkaloid having the same direction of activity, per serving and the size of that serving. To high a content per serving could result in negative health events and since the focus of this invention is to reduce negative health events all be it of a different nature, the goal is still the same. Also contributing to this variable is the taste of the resulting composition. Nicotine has a taste best compared to eating "pepper", to high a content would result in the public not willing to use this innovation and returning to tobacco use with it increased health risks. Similarly to low a content would not delivery the desired effects which could lead to a return to tobacco products. Therefore the most effective nicotine content level would be one similar normal intake of nicotine from tobacco products with a fluid amount sufficient to mask as much of the nicotine taste as reasonable.

The parameters of this invention are between 0.1% and 0.0001% of a liquid composition is made of nicotine or alkaloid having the same direction of activity. This allows the desired portion to meet the needs of the individual be it a serious desire to quell their need for nicotine or a more casual desire for a product that includes nicotine or nicotine like component. Tobacco users are an enormous and dynamic group and it is the flexibility of this concept as much as any component that will allow it to perform as planed.

Claim 1 of 6 Claims

What is claimed is:

1. A method of delivering nicotine or an alkaloid to an individual to reduce said individual's use of tobacco products comprising providing a beverage with a nicotine or alkaloid having similar physiological activity, the nicotine or alkaloid content being between 0.0001% and 0.1%.

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