nicotine in any suitable form , such as tobacco leaves , nicotine alkaloids , or the various other sources of nicotine mentioned above , is mixed with water , and heated , preferably to the boiling point , and stirred vigorously for about one to about thirty minutes . the mixture is allowed to cool , permitting any solids present to settle out . the supernatant liquid is then filtered to reduce the amount of nicotine in the liquid to a level so low that it cannot be detected by taste , odor , or color . in one presently preferred form of the invention , the nicotine is in the form of nicotine polacrilex in which nicotine is bound to an ion - exchange resin , as described in u . s . pat . no . 3 , 901 , 248 referred to above . nicotine polacrilex in powder form is commercially available from spectrum chemical mfg . corp . in gardena , calif . 90248 . twenty - five grams of nicotine polacrilex ( 15 %, u . s . p .) was mixed in three gallons of water to form a slurry , which was heated to the boiling point ( about 210 ° f .) while stirring for five to ten minutes . the nicotine polacrilex powder appeared to dissolve , or at least liquefy , so that it was uniformly dispersed in the mixture . thereafter , the mixture was allowed to stand and cool to about room temperature . during the cooling process , a precipitate formed and settled to the bottom of the mixture . supernatant liquid , which had a brownish color was taken from the mixture and passed through a 0 . 2 μm polyethersulfone ( pes ) membrane filter , and then through a medical grade granular activated carbon filter , producing a water - white filtrate , which was tasteless , odorless and colorless . analysis of the filtrate for nicotine with high pressure liquid chromatography did not show any measurable amount of nicotine . the pes membrane filter is available from pti advanced filtration inc . in oxnard , calif . 93030 . the activated carbon filter is available from resintech inc ., in cherry hill , n . j . 08034 1409 . the filtered product can be consumed as drinking water , and has proved useful in suppressing the urge to smoke cigarettes . for example , many smokers have suppressed the urge to smoke by drinking about 500 ml of the treated water when experiencing the urge to smoke . the product of this invention can also be mixed with vitamins , fruit flavoring , cola mix , and natural fruit juices to provide a variety of beverages with the benefit described above . the product of this invention may also be used in alleviating the symptoms of attention deficit hyperactive disorder ( adhd ), attention deficit disorder ( add ), toureete &# 39 ; s syndrome , schizophrenia , parkinson &# 39 ; s disease , alzheimer &# 39 ; s disease , anxiety , and depression .