Multiple drug delivery system & method

Abstract

A device for drug delivery, including at least two different juxtaposed layers of edible matter, each layer having a dosage level of medication and the layers alternate dosage level.

1 . A device for drug delivery, comprising: 
 at least two different juxtaposed layers of edible matter, wherein    each layer has a dosage level of medication    and the layers alternate dosage level    
   
   
       2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the at least two different juxtapose layers of edible matter are more than two layers of edible matter and wherein the layers alternate dosage levels.  
   
   
       3 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the drug is one that satisfies a nicotine addiction and wherein alternating doses mimic a smoker's nicotine uptake when smoking a cigarette.  
   
   
       4 . The device of  claim 1 , further including a support device for hand-control or manipulation of the device.  
   
   
       5 . The device of  claim 4 , wherein the support device is larger than a normal candy support device in order to satisfies a cigarette user's tactile needs.  
   
   
       6 . The device of  claim 4 , wherein the support device is a lollipop stick.  
   
   
       7 . The device of  claim 1 , further including a chewable core, wherein the core has at least one dose level of the drug.  
   
   
       8 . The device of  claim 7 , wherein the chewable core is selected from the group consisting of gum, taffy, caramel, and combinations thereof.  
   
   
       9 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein an outer-layer drug is an anti-side-effect drug directed toward alleviating side-effects of an inner-layer drug.  
   
   
       10 . The device of  claim 9 , wherein the inner-layer drug is a chemotherapeutic drug.  
   
   
       11 . A method for delivering a drug, the method steps comprising: 
 providing a drug delivery device as in  claim 1 .    
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the dosage levels progress from low dosage to high dosage, high dosage to low dosage, and combinations thereof.  
   
   
       13 . A method for aiding in the cessation of a chemical addiction, the method steps comprising: providing a device as in  claim 1 , having at least two dosage levels of an addictive drug substitute.  
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising: 
 providing a series of multiple-dosage devices as in  claim 1 , wherein each device has at least two doses, the first available dose being higher than the next available dose, and each successive device in the series has the first available dose at the about same concentration as the core in the prior device in the series.    
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the chemical addiction is an addiction to nicotine and the drug is nicotine or nicotine substitute.