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Next Safety, Inc. Offers Safe Solution To Smoking Ban
WEST JEFFERSON, North Carolina, July 3 /PRNewswire/ -- - Company Offers Clubs, Pubs, Casinos, and Business People Nicotine Fix Without The Smoke Next Safety, Inc.'s pulmonary drug delivery device delivers nicotine more effectively than a cigarette, without the smoke. This device has enormous potential in the United Kingdom, where no-smoking bans have recently gone into effect. The Health Bill, which was approved to take effect summer 2007, bans cigarettes and tobacco use inside public pubs, as well as private member establishments. The pulmonary drug delivery device is an extremely useful tool in keeping smoking patrons and workers happy in everyday settings. Persons using the hand held device still get the nicotine "hit" that they crave, but won't be breaking any new "no-smoking" laws. The company looks forward to working with the National Health Service organisations to support their important leadership in removing the carcinogens from public spaces. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070615/CLF038LOGO ) "Next Safety, Inc. offers a safe, cost effective alternative to smoking that we believe will save millions of lives," said C. Eric Hunter, CEO and founder of Next Safety, Inc. "Next Safety's position is that cigarette smoking is harmful. We are certain that this realistic approach will be far more effective and much safer than smoking a cigarette. It will allow public and private establishments to operate without losing the revenue of a smoking public." Roughly the size of a pack of cigarettes, the device will be used in much the same way as current inhalers. The nicotine is supplied by replaceable cartridges; the cartridges are monitored by electronically stored information to ensure safe dosing. Battery powered circuitry monitors the system to create and deliver an aerosol to the lungs at the optimal point during inhalation. The aerosol is delivered through a mouthpiece connected to the system by a flexible hose. Initially, the unit will be provided to unregulated global markets with availability in other areas following regulatory compliance. Next Safety, Inc. anticipates production volumes will reach more than one million units monthly in the first quarter of 2008. Primary manufacturing capacity will be provided through contract-manufacturing firms and a significant expansion of Next Safety's West Jefferson, North Carolina, USA facility. In addition to nicotine, Next Safety will soon launch drug delivery tests utilizing its pulmonary drug delivery method and devices that will include antibiotics (tobramycin), anti-emetics (promethazine), bronchodilators (albuterol), and narcotics (morphine). About Next Safety, Inc. Next Safety is located in North Carolina, an area already known for leadership in technology and medicine. The company has leveraged this expertise to develop the worlds most advanced respirator technology and to advance the field of pulmonary medicine. Next Safety's bPure8000(TM) line of respirators provide higher protection against airborne viruses and fine particulate air pollution than any other respirator available globally. Next Safety now brings the same innovative approach to the science of pulmonary drug delivery and nicotine replacement. For more information about Next Safety, Inc. visit www.NextSafety.com Web site: http://www.nextsafety.com






