A Harvard scientist has created a new product that allows you to breath in your daily dose of caffeine. The small canisters
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carry 4-6 puffs of caffeinated powder, giving you about as much caffeine as a cup of coffee. (Feb. 7)
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[Location - Date:]Boston, Massachusetts - 23 January, 2012][Source:] AP Television/VNR[VO: Broll of coffee/energy drinks]IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS, YOU HAD TO SUFFER THROUGH A WHOLE CUP OF COFFEE TO GET YOUR MORNING PICK-ME-UP.THEN CAME ENERGY DRINKS AND ENERGY SHOTS - MAKING IT SO YOU COULD PRETTY MUCH INHALE YOUR DAILY DOSE.AND NOW...[NAT SOT: A girl giving out Aero shot samples]"It's a powder so when you breath it in, it will dissolve on your tongue."[VO: Broll of Aeroshot]AREOSHOT IS A NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPED BY A HARVARD SCIENTIST ALLOWS YOU LITERALLY BREATH IN YOUR DAILY DOSE OF CAFFEINE.[SOT: David Edwards, Creator of Aeroshot]"Aeroshot is a new way of having your daily energy, it's like a coffee or it might be like a red bull. The advantage of the aeroshot is it is the act of breathing."[VO: Broll of Aeroshot]AEROSHOT HAS ALREADY CAUGHT THE IRE OF SOME POLITICIANSPARTLY BECAUSE OF A COMPANY AD SHOWING PEOPLE PARTYING WHILE TRYING THE PRODUCT - [SOT: Charles Schumer, (D) US Senator]"The truth is. Areoshot is nothing more than a club drug or a party enhancer."[VO: Broll of Aeroshot/Dr. Ganjhu]DR. LISA GANJHU ECHOED SCHUMERS CONCERNS. SHE SAID ALCOHOL AND CAFFEINE ARE A DANGEROUS COMBINATION.AND ANY OF THE NEW SMALL DOSE - HIGH CAFFEINE PRODUCTS ON THE MARKET COULD OPEN UP AN ABUSE OF THE COMBINATOIN. [SOT: Dr. Lisa Ganjhu, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital]"It's a drug, a legal pharmaceutical drug and because of that people really need to be aware of how much their taking in." [VO: Broll of Aeroshot production]AEROSHOT MAINTAINS BECAUSE ONE CANISTER CONTAINTS ONLY ABOUT AS MUCH CAFFEINE AS A CUP OF COFFEE BUT DOESN'T HAVE BE USED ALL AT ONCE, THE PRODUCT IS ACUTALLY SAFER THAN MAY OTHER CAFFEINATED PRODUCTS. [SOT: David Edwards, Creator of Aeroshot]"We have less caffeine in the aeroshot then in many coffee, then in many energy products and the fact that you can avoid overdosing, the fact that you can deliver caffeine with no calories, the fact that you have no secondary or tertiary molecules like taurine that amplify the caffeine are all reasons why you should consider aeroshot as an imminently safe product."[VO: Broll of Aeroshot]AEROSHOT IS NOW ON SHELVES IN BOSTON AND NEW YORK.THE COMPANY SAYS IN A COUPLE MONTHS THEY HOPE TO FOLLOW UP AEROSHOT WITH A PRODUCT CALLED THE WHAF - WHICH WILL ALLOW PEOPLE TO INHALE A FLAVOR CLOUD OF YOUR FAVORITE FOOD OR COCKTAIL.DAVID MARTIN, ASSOCIATED PRESS, NEW YORK(****END****) ANCHOR VOICE: -------------------------VIDEO PRODUCER: david martin---------------------------VIDEO SOURCE: ap
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