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Do You Think I Will Still Test Positive For Cotinine In The Nicotine Test, Having Cleansing The System With Palo Azul Tea And Has Stopped Smoking Few Days Back?

I smoked 1 cigarette a day for 6 months . I stopped smoking 2 1/2 days ago. I am in shape and do a lot of running and sweating. I always drink alot of water and have been cleaning my system with palo azul tea. My nicotine test is tomorrow at 10 am. do you think I will still test positive for continine?
Wed, 22 Jan 2014
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According to FBR, Cotinine levels In other words, FBR can't reliably detect a 1 cig/day habit, probably not even 2 cig/day and Cotinine has a reported half-life of between 20 and 24 hours. After 72 hours, on average the serum cotinine level should fall to 1/12 to 1/8 of its average daily level. According to the most conservative estimate, even a 10 cig/day habit would be undetectable after 72 hrs. Dont smoke till test, u would able to make it.

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Do You Think I Will Still Test Positive For Cotinine In The Nicotine Test, Having Cleansing The System With Palo Azul Tea And Has Stopped Smoking Few Days Back?

According to FBR, Cotinine levels In other words, FBR can t reliably detect a 1 cig/day habit, probably not even 2 cig/day and Cotinine has a reported half-life of between 20 and 24 hours. After 72 hours, on average the serum cotinine level should fall to 1/12 to 1/8 of its average daily level. According to the most conservative estimate, even a 10 cig/day habit would be undetectable after 72 hrs. Dont smoke till test, u would able to make it. thanks