the plunger is again reinserted into the cavity of the tablet making device and pressure is applied to form an overlying nicotine layer and to fuse all of the layers together the resulting tablet thus has a first non nicotine layer a first nicotine layer a second non nicotine layer and a second nicotine layer when placed in the mouth the layers dissolves sequentially to provide two sharp pulses of nicotine separated by about one and a half minutes in a fourth method embodiment for making tablets an exemplary syrup is prepared by mixing e g 4 0412 grams of sucrose 1 2018 grams of nicotine tartrate and 10 6523 grams of water an antacid tablet is dipped into the syrup and then allowed to dry the original weight of the antacid tablet is 1 5465 grams the tablet after dipping and drying preferably weighs 1 5678 grams when this tablet is placed in the mouth the layer including nicotine dissolves and gives a short intense pulse of about 1 5 milligrams of nicotine a fifth method begins with a thick paste mixed e g from 0 2134 gm of potato starch 0 2246 gm of nicotine and 0 2107 gm of water a brewer 39 s yeast tablet is painted on one side with a confectioner 39 s glaze e g as marketed by mantrose haeuser company such glaze prevents nicotine.