If you’re starting a new job or applying for health insurance, you may be asked to take a nicotine test. Every time you use tobacco, nicotine — a chemical compound found in tobacco — enters your body. It can be detected in the body for up to one year depending on the type of sample a nicotine test uses.
Here is what you need to know about how long nicotine stays in your system and how to clear it out quickly.
- How long nicotine stays in your system depends on factors like how frequently you smoke, your age, and whether you take any medications.
- Nicotine can stay in your blood for about three days, but nicotine can be detected in urine for up to three weeks.Â
- In addition, nicotine can stay in your hair for about three months, and sometimes up to a year.Â
- This article was medically reviewed by Jason R. McKnight, MD, MS, a family medicine physician and clinical assistant professor at Texas A&M College of Medicine.Â
If you’re starting a new job or applying for health insurance, you may be asked to take a nicotine test. Every time you use tobacco, nicotine — a chemical compound found in tobacco — enters your body. It can be detected in the body for up to one year depending on the type of sample a nicotine test uses.
Here is what you need to know about how long nicotine stays in your system and how to clear it out quickly.
Sarah Fielding – Insider – October 15, 2020.
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