BB FANS

ITV
9.05PM, Mon Oct 3 2005

A lager made with nicotine is being marketed by a German brewery as the world's first anti-smoking drink.

The lager - called NicoShot - contains 6.3 per cent alcohol and has three milligrams of nicotine alkaloids per 250 ml can.

Manufacturer Nautilus GmbH Laboratoriumsbedarf describes the lager as having "cigarette satisfaction in a beer without the smoke".

It says the drink is a nicotine replacement therapy similar to nicotine gum which can relieve smokers' cravings while they give up cigarettes.

A spokesman for the company said: "NicoShot is a smoking-cessation brew designed to satisfy the nicotine urge whenever you want a cigarette, but can't smoke - providing a realistic way to quit smoking."

Mr David said moves are under way for NicoShot to go on sale in Ireland, and the rest of the UK could follow.

Well I hope that it doesn't start youngsters getting hooked on nicotine or becoming alcoholics instead of smokers!

Good article Jim. I tried on willpower but I couldn't stand it and I ran out and bought some nicotine patches to help me. Last time I did it bcz I had flu and pneumonia and when I recovered i just didn't start again - till later when I thought I could be a social smoker like some other friends! Nope! just became a smoker again.

Wish me luck!