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Will Nicotine Urine Test Be Clean On Tuesday When Last Smoked On Thursday?
Question: I have a pre- employment nicotine urine test on Tuesday and my last cigarette was Thursday night. I was a fairly light smoker. Will I likely pass on Tuesday?
Brief Answer:
hi and welcome to hcm
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for the query.
You will pass this test very probably since standard urine test for nicotine detection can be positive in people who smoked in last 3-4 days. Of course it depends on how long and how intensively you 've been smoking before. If you smoke 20 ciggaretes for more years then it may be detectable even 2 weeks after stopping,but if you 're light or passive smoker then you can expect negative test if you stopped it more than 4 days prior to testing. Of course,if more sophisticated test is used then traces nicotine will be detectable even if you don't smoke for months.
hi and welcome to hcm
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for the query.
You will pass this test very probably since standard urine test for nicotine detection can be positive in people who smoked in last 3-4 days. Of course it depends on how long and how intensively you 've been smoking before. If you smoke 20 ciggaretes for more years then it may be detectable even 2 weeks after stopping,but if you 're light or passive smoker then you can expect negative test if you stopped it more than 4 days prior to testing. Of course,if more sophisticated test is used then traces nicotine will be detectable even if you don't smoke for months.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Last cig was about 3 days ago and none since. I had quit for 10 days prior. Do you still think 4 days is ok?
Brief Answer:
hi
Detailed Answer:
How many cigarettes did you smoke daily and for how many years?
hi
Detailed Answer:
How many cigarettes did you smoke daily and for how many years?
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
2-3cigs sometimes more per day for about 3 years
Brief Answer:
hi
Detailed Answer:
In this case,3 days of non smoking is enough to be almost sure that test will be negative
hi
Detailed Answer:
In this case,3 days of non smoking is enough to be almost sure that test will be negative
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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