JP3661131B2 - Smoking suppression device - Google Patents

Abstract

A product for assisting a smoker in giving-up the smoking habit consists of at least three and preferably four pump operated aerosol cans. Each can, apart from one, contains nicotine in liquid form dispersed in at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The cans which contain nicotine have differing quantities of nicotine in them. Pharmaceutically acceptable carriers are alcohol, a flavouring, glycerine and saccharine. The volume of alcohol and glycerine increases as the percentage of nicotine decreases. The can which does not contain nicotine merely comprises one or more pharmaceutically acceptable substances.

Description

【００２１】
禁煙をしたいと思う人は、煙草が必要になった時、先ずニコチンを最も多く含有する煙草代替剤が入った容器を用い、ポンプ式エアゾール缶であれば口臭予防剤を使用するのと同様な操作方法により口内にスプレーする。プランジャーを一押しすれば、適量の液体が霧状で出てくる。
【００２２】
利用者は、喫煙したくなるたびに第１の容器（ニコチン含有率１．４５％）を使用し、これが空になるまで使用する。第１の容器が空になったら、次いで第２の容器（ニコチン含有率０．９７％）を使用する。第２の容器に移行すると、利用者は、一回につき第１の容器使用時よりも少量のニコチンを摂取することになる。すなわち、ニコチンを摂取し続けるが、その摂取量は減少する。
【００２３】
第２の容器が空になると、第３の容器（ニコチン含有率０．４８％）が使用され、最後にニコチンが含まれていない第４の容器が使用される。このような使用方法を採用することで、治療を受ける人のニコチンレベルを徐々に減少させることができ、しかも体内のニコチンレベルの急激な低下による影響を防ぐことができる。
【００２４】
【発明の効果】
以上の説明からも明らかなように、本発明においては、容器内の煙草代替剤に含まれるニコチンの含有率を変えているので、知らず知らずのうちにニコチン摂取量を減らすことができ、効果的に禁煙を促進することができる。
また、従来のエアゾール製品と同様に摂取することができるため、満足感も得られ、煙草代替剤自体の摂取量を減らす必要がないことからニコチン摂取量のみを無理なく減らすことができる。[0001]
[Industrial application fields]
The present invention relates to a smoking suppressor suitable for use when a smoker quits smoking.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Cigarettes contain a number of complex substances, the most important of which is nicotine. Nicotine causes smokers to become addicted, and even if they try to quit smoking, the body needs nicotine, resulting in withdrawal symptoms and a strong desire for tobacco.
[0003]
In order to alleviate such withdrawal symptoms and the desire for tobacco, it has been proposed to gradually reduce the nicotine intake of people who are quitting smoking. In this way, the nicotine level in the body can be reduced within a predetermined period without causing severe withdrawal symptoms.
[0004]
For example, nicotine-containing chewing gum and tablets containing nicotine are commercially available, and it is expected that nicotine intake can be reduced by gradually reducing the daily intake.
[0005]
In addition, as described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,920,989, a pad to be attached to the skin has recently been proposed. Nicotine is contained in this pad, and nicotine is reliably absorbed into the body through the skin by being applied to any part of the body. These pads come in a variety of sizes, and if a person trying to quit smoking needs a high level of nicotine in the body to prevent withdrawal symptoms, use a larger pad and rely on the body for nicotine. The idea is to reduce the size of the pad as it decreases.
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the former, it is difficult to reduce the intake gradually like tobacco. Moreover, in the latter, it is scarce that it is ingesting nicotine (tobacco), and the replacement is also troublesome.
[0007]
On the other hand, as described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,813,437 and U.S. Pat. No. 4,945,929, a concept of sucking nicotine from an aerosol device is also known. Such a device allows the user to take the nicotine that the body needs without inhaling the smoke, tar and other harmful substances contained in the tobacco.
[0008]
However, this aerosol product is merely a replacement for tobacco and does not remove smokers' nicotine addiction. It is mainly nicotine that makes smoking cessation very difficult, and continuing to take it from the aforementioned aerosol device will not eliminate any nicotine addiction and will not free you from withdrawal symptoms and the desire for tobacco .
[0009]
The present invention has been proposed in view of such conventional circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a smoking suppressor that can reduce nicotine intake without knowing and can effectively promote smoking cessation. It is what.
[0010]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention has a plurality of containers that contain liquid bases that are permitted to be marketed as drugs, and one of the containers is permitted to be marketed as a drug. Only the liquid base is contained, the content of liquid nicotine is 0%, and each of the remaining plurality of containers has a tobacco replacement agent in which liquid nicotine is mixed with a liquid base approved for sale as a drug, The liquid nicotine is contained in different contents and is used in order from the container containing the tobacco substitute with a high liquid nicotine content. Finally, only the liquid base containing 0% liquid nicotine is used. Use contained containers.
[0011]
[Action]
In the smoking suppressor of the present invention, the concentration of nicotine contained in the tobacco substitute contained in each container is different.
Therefore, if the container is selected so that the concentration of nicotine contained in the tobacco substitute gradually decreases and the tobacco substitute is ingested, the nicotine intake will decrease without changing the intake of the tobacco substitute itself, The nicotine intake reaches zero when the container that contains only the base material is reached.
[0012]
【Example】
Hereinafter, specific examples to which the present invention is applied will be described.
The tobacco substitute used in the smoking suppressor of the present invention comprises liquid nicotine and a base.
[0013]
Here, the liquid nicotine contained in the tobacco substitute is preferably 2% by volume or less in the tobacco substitute. If the content of liquid nicotine is too high, it may cause acute poisoning depending on the intake. Moreover, the liquid nicotine content rate in the tobacco substitute agent put into each container is set so that it may decrease in steps.
[0014]
On the other hand, although it is a base with which the liquid nicotine is mixed, any can be used as long as it is permitted to be sold as a drug, and its form is also arbitrary. However, in the case of being used as an aerosol for suction, the base must be a liquid, for example, alcohol (ethyl alcohol) or the like is used. In addition, you may add a sweetener, a fragrance | flavor, etc. to a base according to preference.
[0015]
Specific examples of the liquid base include a mixture of alcohol (ethyl alcohol), glycerin, saccharin and peppermint. Alcohol accounts for up to 75% to 85% of the base volume and increases in quantity as the proportion of nicotine decreases. The amount of glycerin is 10-20% of the base volume and again increases with decreasing nicotine ratio. The amount of peppermint flavor is about 4% of the base volume and the saccharin is in a minor amount, for example 0.1%.
[0016]
The container requires at least three containers: two containers each containing two types of tobacco substitutes having different nicotine ratios, and a third container containing only a base containing no nicotine. If possible, it is preferable that there are four containers, three containers each containing three kinds of tobacco substitutes having different nicotine ratios and a fourth container containing only a base not containing nicotine.
[0017]
For example, when four containers are prepared as described above, the ratios of liquid nicotine contained in the tobacco substitute contained in each container are about 1.5%, about 1%, and about 0.5, respectively, by volume ratio. %, 0% (base only). As a result of experiments with nicotine ratios of 1.45%, 0.97%, and 0.48% by volume, a significant improvement was seen in the smoking status of people who smoke about 30 cigarettes per day. It was.
[0018]
The container is preferably a pump-type aerosol can in which a predetermined amount of liquid mist is produced when the plunger is pressed. The use of such a container minimizes the risk of inadvertently taking more than necessary tobacco substitutes, such as when using an aerosol can of the type pressurized by gas.
Needless to say, the present invention is not limited to this, and a deformable squeeze container with a nozzle used for a medicine measurement, infusion, or the like, or a nasal treatment sprayer can be used.
[0019]
Next, actual usage will be described.
Table 1 below shows the components of the contents (tobacco substitute) of the four containers prepared. Each container has a capacity of 20 ml, and the content of nicotine contained in each tobacco substitute is 1.45% to 0% in volume ratio. All values in Table 1 are also volume percent. This ratio is suitable for treating a person who smokes about 30 cigarettes per day at the start of treatment in about a month.
[0020]
[Table 1]

[0021]
For those who want to quit smoking, when a cigarette is needed, first use a container with a tobacco substitute containing the most nicotine, and if it is a pump-type aerosol can, it is similar to using a bad breath prevention agent. Spray into mouth by operating method. If you push the plunger once, the appropriate amount of liquid will come out in the form of a mist.
[0022]
Each time a user wants to smoke, he uses the first container (nicotine content 1.45%) until it is empty. When the first container is empty, the second container (nicotine content 0.97%) is then used. When shifting to the second container, the user takes a smaller amount of nicotine at one time than when using the first container. That is, nicotine continues to be consumed, but the intake is reduced.
[0023]
When the second container is emptied, the third container (nicotine content 0.48%) is used, and finally the fourth container containing no nicotine is used. By adopting such a method of use, it is possible to gradually reduce the nicotine level of the person receiving treatment, and to prevent the influence of a rapid decrease in the nicotine level in the body.
[0024]
【The invention's effect】
As is clear from the above explanation, in the present invention, since the content of nicotine contained in the tobacco substitute in the container is changed, nicotine intake can be reduced without knowing it, and it is effective. Can promote smoking cessation.
Moreover, since it can be ingested in the same manner as conventional aerosol products, satisfaction is also obtained, and since it is not necessary to reduce the intake of the tobacco substitute itself, only the nicotine intake can be reduced without difficulty.

Claims (4)

It has a plurality of containers that contain liquid bases that are permitted for sale as drugs,
In one of the plurality of containers, only the liquid base permitted to be sold as the drug is stored, and the content of liquid nicotine is 0%.
In each of the remaining plurality of containers, a tobacco substitute obtained by mixing the liquid nicotine with the liquid base approved for sale as the drug is contained with different contents of the liquid nicotine.
The container is used in order from a container containing a tobacco substitute having a high content of liquid nicotine, and finally, a container containing only a liquid base containing 0% of the liquid nicotine is used. Smoking suppression device. The smoking suppressor according to claim 1, wherein the number of containers containing the tobacco substitute is 2 or 3. The number of containers containing the tobacco substitute is 3, and the liquid nicotine content of the tobacco substitute is about 1.5% by volume, about 1% by volume, and about 0.5% by volume, respectively. The smoking suppressor according to claim 1, wherein: The smoking suppressor according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the container is a pump type aerosol container.