SMOKE NO MORE

By Martinne Geller

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A new hand gel is starting to appear on drug-store shelves promising more than just an end to germs or dry skin — this one claims to satisfy users’ tobacco cravings for up to four hours.

Walgreen Co., the largest U.S. drugstore chain by sales, is now stocking its more than 5,500 stores with packets of Nicogel, a quick-evaporating gel made with tobacco extracts. The roll-out should be finished within a couple weeks, said company spokeswoman Carol Hively in an e-mail, adding that it costs $5.99 for box of 10 doses.

Nicogel, made by a unit of privately held Blue Whale Worldwide Inc., can be used when smoking is inconvenient, such as at work, on an airplane, in a theater or, these days, in almost any other public place.

My Comment: Now when you’re having a drink at a bar and that desire for a smoke is killing you, all you have to do is rub some gel on your hands. And lovers could rub some in private places…then they wouldn’t crave a smoke after the loving.

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