Need a quick caffeine buzz? Just take a deep breath.
February 9, 2012 4:08PM
In this Monday, Jan. 23, 2012 still photo taken from video, students try free samples of AeroShot, an inhalable caffeine packed in a lipstick-sized canister, on the campus of Northeastern University in Boston. Harvard University engineering professor David Edwards, created AeroShot, which went on the market in late January. (AP Photo/Rodrique Ngowi)
Updated: March 11, 2012 8:41AM
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Move over, coffee and Red Bull. A Harvard professor sees the next big thing: Inhaling caffeine from a lipstick-size tube.
The product, called AeroShot, went on the market late last month in Massachusetts and New York. It’s also available in France. A single unit costs $2.99 at convenience, mom-and-pop, liquor and online stores. Each canister contains 100 milligrams of caffeine powder — about the amount in a large cup of coffee — plus B vitamins.
Some critics say the novel product could be risky, but biomedical engineering professor David Edwards, who developed AeroShot, says it’s safe.
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) wants the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to review AeroShot. He fears it will be used as a club drug by young people who want to drink till they drop.
AP
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