Question Posted Wednesday September 12 2007, 12:21 am
if lets say you smoke 2-5 cigarettes a day how many days does the nicotine stay in your system? and how can test find out if you have it or not? and what kind of test is it usually? peeing? can they trace it within a couple of days?
Additional info, added Friday September 14 2007, 2:18 am: so if i'm requiered to take a nicotine test within 24 hours to two weeks or three i wud get busted!??. Want to answer more questions in the Health & Fitness category? Maybe give some free advice about: Health? missbananafontana answered Friday September 14 2007, 3:29 pm: If you had to get a nicotine test by your parents or the school, and you're worried because you HAVE been smoking, shame shame shame. Nicotine is more dangerous than certain poisons and contains TAR. Can you believe that? Tar? I would fess up and get help immediately with a school guidance teacher or different pro-health organizations in your area. Please do so, for your health and well-being. [ missbananafontana's advice column | Ask missbananafontana A Question ]
Brandi_S answered Wednesday September 12 2007, 11:58 pm: "How long does nicotine stay in the system? Is there any risk associated with quitting smoking "cold turkey"?
Answer
Nicotine is a short-acting drug that is eliminated from the body relatively quickly (i.e., within a day or so). However, the effects of acute nicotine withdrawal can be felt for as much as two weeks or more. In addition, the byproducts of nicotine can be detected in the blood for up to a month after you stop smoking. This is only of concern if you are in a situation where someone else might want to test you for the presence of nicotine or nicotine byproducts in your system."
As for how they test, it seems from my research that they use urine test kits, but they may possibly have them for hair and saliva as well. However, I would assume urine testing is the way to go.
You can find different tests starting as low as $3.00 on the internet:
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