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http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/oct/27/smoking-foodanddrink
Liquid Smoking drink 'will recreate cigarette sensation'
Monday October 27 2008
Smokers left craving nicotine in pubs and restaurants were today promised relief in the form of a soft drink claimed to recreate the sensation of smoking a cigarette.
Liquid Smoking - which manufacturers hope will go on sale in the UK in December - contains no nicotine but relies instead on a South African herbal extract said to enable people to "drink the smoking feeling".
The drink has a "slight energising effect, followed by a euphoric sense of calming and relaxation, like the satisfaction of your cigarette," its manufacturer, the United Drinks and Beauty Corporation, claims.
Coming in a can reminiscent of a cigarette packet, it has a box proclaiming "no warning needed" where a health warning would be on a packet of cigarettes.
A 250ml can contains 20 calories and will cost about £1.50 in the shops and a little more in bars.
"It tastes like a fruity herbal drink," Martin Hartman of the manufacturer said.
The company is hoping its product, which is not yet on sale anywhere, will be a hit among those still struggling with cravings in the aftermath of the ban on smoking in enclosed public places and workplaces introduced in Britain 16 months ago.
"It's for smokers on trains, public places, planes – anywhere where smoking is prohibited and people want to fulfill the need of nicotine," Hartman said.
Liquid Smoking drink 'will recreate cigarette sensation'
Monday October 27 2008
Smokers left craving nicotine in pubs and restaurants were today promised relief in the form of a soft drink claimed to recreate the sensation of smoking a cigarette.
Liquid Smoking - which manufacturers hope will go on sale in the UK in December - contains no nicotine but relies instead on a South African herbal extract said to enable people to "drink the smoking feeling".
The drink has a "slight energising effect, followed by a euphoric sense of calming and relaxation, like the satisfaction of your cigarette," its manufacturer, the United Drinks and Beauty Corporation, claims.
Coming in a can reminiscent of a cigarette packet, it has a box proclaiming "no warning needed" where a health warning would be on a packet of cigarettes.
A 250ml can contains 20 calories and will cost about £1.50 in the shops and a little more in bars.
"It tastes like a fruity herbal drink," Martin Hartman of the manufacturer said.
The company is hoping its product, which is not yet on sale anywhere, will be a hit among those still struggling with cravings in the aftermath of the ban on smoking in enclosed public places and workplaces introduced in Britain 16 months ago.
"It's for smokers on trains, public places, planes – anywhere where smoking is prohibited and people want to fulfill the need of nicotine," Hartman said.
