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How Long Does Nicotine Take To Flush Out Of The System?

Hello Dr s My name is Debbie I am taking a blood test for insurance tomorrow day six no smoking I stopped smoking period !!!!!!!!cold turkey !!!!!!!! Employees We re given including my self a week s notice of this test aka surprise blood test required for my position I stopped smoking a year ago and my father had cancer need I go any further stress grief led me back to that bad !!! Crutch so with that being said I stopped five days ago on sixth day tomorrow going to have blood drawn I Read on several sites that nicotine leaves the body three four days but I have been reading about this cotinone and that remains in body for months i am not a heavy smoker just a nervous one in some of the articles I have read there are products to flush that out if the body I cannot fail this job my employment is contingent on a positive blood results as a non smoker I m begging please advise please I need advise
Thu, 2 Nov 2017
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smoking is no contraindication for insurance blood test. no nicotine will leave the body in 3to 4days.need not worry if test is done after one week.drinkmore water.
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How Long Does Nicotine Take To Flush Out Of The System?

smoking is no contraindication for insurance blood test. no nicotine will leave the body in 3to 4days.need not worry if test is done after one week.drinkmore water.