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Excerpts from: Nicotine Drops Join the Quit-Smoking Fight
 
 drkoop.com [08/27/01]
 

                   If you've tried to quit smoking, you might have found that using a nicotine
                  patch helped you the most. The patch is designed to dole out a controlled
                  amount of nicotine, and this helps the smoker slowly kick the habit of lighting
                  up.

                  So here's what's next: nicotine drops. British scientists have come up with
                  the liquid concoction perfect for adding to your morning cup of coffee. This
                  BBC story reports how it was done.

                  Dr. Eric Westman, a Duke University researcher who helped develop the
                  drops, says they can be used several times a day and work faster than the
                  patch or nicotine gum. There's also another advantage, Westman says. The
                  user can control the taste, making it more palatable. The BBC says larger
                  clinical trials are the next step for the drops.

                  Still, one anti-smoking group sees danger ahead. That's because the amount
                  of nicotine consumed is left in the hands of the user. And, Amanda Sandford
                  of the anti-smoking organization Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), says
                  that an overdose of nicotine can be harmful.