Nicotine is a powerful stimulant only when absorbed directly into the bloodstream. The smallest and most convenient barrier into the bloodstream is the membrane

Nicotine is a powerful stimulant only when absorbed directly into the bloodstream. The smallest and most convenient barrier into the bloodstream is the membranes in your lungs, hence smoking being and effective delivery method. Dip or nicotine gum methods use the gums to get into the blood stream and do not recommend swallowing any of the juices they produce (why dip users spit so much). Nicotine in the stomach is either destroyed by the acid or irritates the lining n making you feel ill. So drinking it, unless you advised the consumer to hold the drink in their mouth, it wouldn't be very effective.