Can I Pass a Cotinine test?

Guest over a year ago

I am taking a nicotine/cotinine urine test this Wednesday (4/24/19) after quitting smokeless tobacco for just over 90 hours (3 1/2 days). It is for a job at a local hospital and I will post my results when I get them. Here is what I have been doing and will do leading up to the test. My last nicotine was Sat evening and the test is Wed afternoon so it will be just over 90 hours when I take the test. I used about a can of smokeless tobacco every 2 days...about 4 "dips" a day.

1) Drinking approx. 1/2 to 3/4 gallons of water a day.
2) Drinking Green Tea, Pure 100% cranberry juice, 100% orange juice and eating a lot of strawberries. Other than that, I've been eating my normal meals...nothing really, really healthy but not fast food.
3) Going to the gym on Monday and Tuesday for 1 hour - lighting weights, running, walking...just trying to keep my heart rate up and sweat a lot.
4) I've completely cut out soft drinks and diet soft drinks so I can drink more water, cranberry juice, ect.

Like I said, my urine test is this Wed (4/24/19) and hopefully I'll know the results immediately. I will post my results either way and let you know if my routine worked or not. If it doesn't, maybe it will save someone else from doing it because drinking all these liquids in these volumes is making me nauseous and I still have another 24 to 36 hours of this...LOL.

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Guest over a year ago

OK, took the test today and hopefully will get the results before the weekend. This was my routine on the day of the test. My test was a 2:00 pm.

1) Woke up at 9:00am and immediately drank 1/4 gallon of water and 1/4 gallon of orange juice with 4 aspirin.
2) Took a shower and drank another 1/4 gallon of water.
3) At 11:00am, took a pack of Certo and mixed with 32 oz Gatorade.
4) At 12:00 pm, drank a 12 oz Mountain Dew with 300 mg of Vitamin B2 to give my urine a yellow color (which it did).
5) Before leaving for the test at 1:00 pm, did another Certo and 32 oz. Gatorade
6) Drank another 12 oz Mountain Dew on the way to the test site.

During the actual test, I only used midstream urine. The color and temperature were good according to the technician.

I hope I passed the test but I will post either way. I did everything I could possibly do in the 90 hours I had to rid my body of nicotine. I really want this job too...it's close to work, pays $19 an hour, great benefits and a matching 401(K).

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Guest over a year ago

Blood test or urine test? I have to take a blood test. Which is harder to pass blood or urine?

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Guest over a year ago

Was it a blood test.

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Guest over a year ago

I havent smoked in six months my moms been smoking outside for a month i still pop positive for continine

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Guest over a year ago

Nah you gotta stop smoking in close quarters to your niece - your second hand smoke is giving her first hand effects and getting her addicted to nicotine without even having a choice whether to become a smoker or not at this rate . . .

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Guest over a year ago

It’s for proper healing. Smoking/nicotine
Reduces the blood flow which inhibits healing. It’s extremely important to quit when having any type of bone fusion so you heal efficiently.

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Guest over a year ago

What’s really sad is when the work place discriminates against people with certain bad habits they don’t like. I work with people who come to work smelling like a brewery and that’s ok. I don’t smoke at work, I never take long breaks, I work my ass off and I like to go home and have a cigarette when I get off work just like others like to go have a beer or go stuff their face with pizza. It’s discrimination. Period. If you catch me having a cigarette on your property then punish me. I don’t use their insurance so it shouldn’t keep me from being able to work because I occasionally smoke a legal cigarette.

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Guest over a year ago

What’s really sad is when the work place discriminates against people with certain bad habits they don’t like. I work with people who come to work smelling like a brewery and that’s ok. I don’t smoke at work, I never take long breaks, I work my ass off and I like to go home and have a cigarette when I get off work just like others like to go have a beer or go stuff their face with pizza. It’s discrimination. Period. If you catch me having a cigarette on your property then punish me. I don’t use their insurance so it shouldn’t keep me from being able to work because I occasionally smoke a legal cigarette.

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Guest over a year ago

I agree with you mama. Sad

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Guest over a year ago

Did you pass?

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Guest over a year ago

Did you pass?

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Guest over a year ago

Absolutely agree with this. I quit the day I found out I was good to go for breast reduction therapy. I won't risk smoking before of after. I want to wake up again, I dont want an infection or complications. Made it easier honestly. Made the health risks feel very real. I haven't had very many cravings, I think it scared me! Please.quit,.don't try to cheat the test. That's just reckless.

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Guest over a year ago

Breast reduction surgery* not therapy. I type bad on phones

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Guest over a year ago

People are going to do what they want. And unfortunately that includes your son, if he is still smoking and getting everything taken away. He clearly doesn’t care about the stuff and will most likely just become super secretive and sneaky like most of us teens do when our parents are overbearing. Im sorry for your loss but these are choices that people are making, knowing the consequences, your stressing yourself out trying to save people.

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