Nuking a Cold

[anotherbob]

Nicotine is much more readily absorbed through mucous membranes (ie oral or nasal) rather than if swallowed
Hence with nicotine gum, you're told to chew a bit, then park the gum in your cheek. Then repeat
And not to chew like you're chewing gum and swallow.

Or how nasal snuff is the cheapest tobacco per daily nicotine consumption but the most expensive by weight (ignoring high end cigars). The evidence of this is how small a pinch of oral or nasal tobacco is compared to smoking the same amount in a pipe.

 

[Sgetz]

A wise tutor told me "if you treat a cold it lasts fortnight. If you don't treat it it will last two weeks "