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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsHow long does nicotine show up on a blood test?
I'd always thought it washed out of your system in about 48 hours, but now I'm wondering if that is the truth. I am maybe facing a blood test for an insurance policy--how long should you wait after your last smoke if you want to test nicotine free?
Laura
Lionessa
(3,894 posts)should an emergency situation occur, the insurance company can have that re-tested and void your insurance on the spot.
Hair can be tested for tobacco as well, btw, and you can't beat that one.
intaglio
(8,170 posts)And it takes months to clear - which is one reason why quitting smoking is a swine. Showing up in blood tests sufficiently to cause concern? Probably a week
HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)I'd make sure it is at least a month. The same's true of alcohol, not because of alcohol content but because of the liver enzymes that continue to be present for weeks. That's what they actually test for with alcohol. Pot's usually out of your system in two weeks as well as most opiates. Avoid poppy seeds, too. They WILL give a positive reading for opiates.
If it's for insurance, I'd go cold turkey and stay that way for a while.
redwitch
(14,932 posts)Is what I remember I was told by an insurance nperson.
davsand
(13,420 posts)Smoking has been an off and on thing for the last few years. Lately, it is down to a few a day and some days not at all. Sounds to me like maybe the time has come to not only get the monkey off my back but to kill the little SOB once and for all.
I think I'll wait a month or two to make the switch on insurance companies and make sure I'm completely clean.
Laura