Can I Pass a Cotinine test?

I also have to pass if for weight lose surgery :(

Lmao do some research... while fatality directly from the surgery is low, fatality from the complications after surgery iis incredibly high.

I took my blood test on January 21st. Got a call today that the results were negative. I went 10 days with no smoking before I took the test. Lots of water and cranberry. In the good news is I kicked the habit completely :)

...The kind who cares enough about their kid even though the kid lies multiple times. ..The kind that wants the kid to stop what he's doing and live a wise and healthy life... the sort whose tired of seeing their kid fall deeper and deeper into depression and trying to self medicate

...The kind who cares enough about their kid even though the kid lies multiple times. ..The kind that wants the kid to stop what he's doing and live a wise and healthy life... the sort whose tired of seeing their kid fall deeper and deeper into depression and trying to self medicate

My experience: I had a blood analysis done last week that tested for cotinine levels. My results came back under 25 ng/ml, which was sufficient to place me in the "non-smoker" category. I have been smoking (about 1 ppd) for the last 20 years, but cut down to 1/2 a pack 3 days before and had my last 2 cigarettes only 60 hours before my test. In addition, I had been drinking a gallon of water a day for the last month and eating a lot liver-cleansing foods ( e.g., kale, grapefruit, garlic, turmeric, avocados, apples) and exercising vigorously (e.g., running 5 miles a day) in the 2 weeks prior. I'm sure me "beating the test" was due to a combination of factors (diet, exercise, metabolism), but ridding one's body of nicotine/cotinine in a fairly short amount of time can certainly be accomplished.

Hi.

I just did not like the "tude" I got when I went into a new doc. I can smell the smoke & next time we will do a smoke test on it.

It I am an It? I am still in the room am human, not some thing to be talked at between doc and student. so I have been doing some reading, and this test for cotinine levels seems to be the paper to have in ones folder to shut the docs up.

So being in a wheelchair 5 mile runs are out, I stopped smoking 02/16/2013 4am my last 3 smokes. I figure Tue 26th I can go for blood test all the cotinine should be out,I have been juicein it every day and doing as much exercises as I can.

I will not quit on the same base what I do is my biz.

I am PRO.M.Y.O.B 

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OK, so here is my deal. I am scheduled to have a test for life insurance in a couple of weeks. I am not sure if it will be a mouth swab, urine, or blood test. It has been a year since I quit, but what concerns me is that I have had a few weak moments through the past year. I quit on February 19th, 2012. Since then, I smoked for a day or two in June, a day or two in July, a day or two in October, a day or two in November and most recently had my last one on January 20th, 2013. I will be having my test near the end of March. After reading the posts, here, I feel pretty confident that I should be able to pass after honestly being 100% smoke free for two months and I also drink plenty of water and I take 1000 mg of vitamin C every day. Am I just being paranoid? Or should I not worry and just get the test over with?

Urine is supposed to be almost clear, extremely yellow urine means you are dehydrated. Most people live in a state of dehydration and don't even know it.

Cotinine bonds with fish oil. You need to eat oil fish and take fish oil supplements 2 hours before you test.

Here's the thing. The REASON you need to quit smoking before surgery is because the dangers of anesthetic increase DRAMATICALLY and post operative results can be VERY negative if you don't stop. This can't be about cheating the test... it's about your survival.

Did you pass a blood test?

To all those wondering how to pass the cotinine test, I just wanted to let you guys know that I passed the CCF cotinine test by abstaining from smoking for 5 and a half days and just drinking lots of water. i don't think I ever drank up to a gallon but was close. The thing to remember here is the half life of cotinine, 20 hours. I smoke about 10-12 /day and took a rough guess that my cotinine levels on any given day may be around 200ng. I had 136 hrs since the last cigarette or 6.8 half lives. Now the cotinine levels drop by half each half life, at the end of 6.8, my cotinine levels were comfortably below 10ng ( which I believe is the threshold) to pass the test. Hope this makes sense.

If I just started smoking again about 2 weeks ago a ppd after being a nonsmoker for 14 years.  I am going to have to pass a nicotine test by blood draw is this going to be possible???? how do I pass?

Wake up, this is life. These posting are not about being dishonest it is a network of individuals trying to help one another because they have a smoking habit that is difficult to stop. Does that mean an individual doesn't deserve their surgical procedure. insurance or be denied a job. I understand you are trying to get your minor to stop smoking but he exposed to a lot worse than this column. If you don't like what is being said don't read or look up the information. You are looking for negativity. Personally these postings are very helpul to me. I am trying to quit smoking, but it is not easy. Be happy your son is not smoking dopeor taking ecstacy.