Kids ingest Nicorette at Florida school

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (WPLG) – Seven children have been hospitalized after ingesting Nicorette at their school, Fort Lauderdale Fire-Rescue Battalion Chief Stephen Gollan said Friday.

WPLG reported the children were rushed from the Jacklyn Academy Private School to Broward Health Medical Center.

Fort Lauderdale Fire-Rescue later said on Twitter that the children “accidentally ingested” the Nicorette lozenges.

Nicorette is a nicotine replacement product commonly used by smokers to help them quit.

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