Patent ID: 7766018

Claim:
A device which facilitates the absorption of nicotine in order to reduce the incidence of tobacco smoking, the device comprising: a tube defining an interior space, the tube having a first end with an opening and an opposite second end; and a moveable plug disposed in the interior space of the tube, the moveable plug structured to move toward the user's mouth and contact an inner surface of the tube upon the user ingesting from the first end; and a flowable liquid or gel composition disposed in the interior space of the tube, the composition including nicotine, wherein the composition is suitable to enter a user's mouth through the opening in the first end upon the user ingesting the composition from the first end, wherein the composition includes a vitamin and a flavoring agent, and wherein the inner surface of the tube is structured such that the plug prevents the composition from flowing around the plug when the plug is located at the second end, and wherein the device does not include a plunger.