Description
TobacAlert - Quantitative Instant Saliva Nicotine Test (Detects Second Hand Smoke)
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TobacAlert test is an easy to use, fast and accurate saliva test strip. This nicotine home test kit measures levels of cotinine, a by product of the body’s breakdown of nicotine, the active ingredient found in tobacco products and tobacco smoke. Cotinine is a widely accepted indicator of recent tobacco product use and exposure, including second hand smoke exposure.
TobacAlert is for non-medical use and not intended to diagnose treat or prevent any disease or medical condition.
Potential users include parents of young children, workers in a smoky workplace and other persons concerned about the harmful effects of second hand smoke.
Other potential users include smokers trying to quit, parents worried about whether a teenager may be smoking, coaches, insurance companies and counselors for quiting smoking.
How it works
The end of the TobacAlert strip contains gold particles coated with an antibody that selectively binds to cotinine. So please never put TobacAlert test strip in mouth. After the end of the strip is diluted with saliva, the gold particles migrate through specialized “traps” in the strip. The more cotinine bound to a gold particle, the further it is able to migrate along the strip. The reddish bands seen on the developed strip correspond to gold particles caught in a particular trap. TobacAlert™ is extremely sensitive and can measure amounts as low as 10 nanograms of cotinine per milliliter of saliva (6 billionths of a gram in one fifth of a teaspoon).
What does a variation in the intensity of the color of the nicotine test result signify? What if the nicotine test results are not clear to me? Do medications influence the tobacco test result? What does a negative result mean for my TabocAlert Nicotine Exposure Test? What does a positive result mean for my TabocAlert Nicotine Exposure Test?? Are there any medications or foods, etc. that can cause the test to be positive even when there is no second hand smoke exposure (this is called a “false positive”)? What is the lowest amount of second hand smoke exposure that the test can detect? Are there other nicotine tests available that can give a quantified test result? What is the equivalent number of cigarettes per day (cpd) to the cotinine level? What is secondhand smoke? What chemicals are present in secondhand smoke? Does nicotine present in the smoke causes cancer? What are the health effects of exposure to secondhand smoke? I have been married to a Chain smoker for 10 years now. What are the health risks of chronic inhalation of second hand smoke? How does second-hand smoke harm infants and children? What is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome? How does second-hand smoke harm in Pregnancy? How can the cigarette-induced fetal damage be prevented? How is secondhand smoke exposure measured? Does exposure to secondhand smoke cause cancer? Do all smokers get cancer? What is the impact of second hand smoke on children with asthma? What is a safe level of secondhand smoke? How to protect the passive smoker? What are the benefits of timely quitting smoking? What is the first thing I need to do once I’ve decided to quit? What medication for smoking would work best for me? How will I feel when I quit smoking? Will I gain weight? What kinds of activities can I do when I feel the urge to smoke? What are the Withdrawl symptoms of smoking? I like to smoke when I have a drink. Do I have to give up both? What are the diferent Second Hand Smoking Tests? What are the Urine Strip Tests for smoking? How does the Urine Strip test work? What is the HPLC based Fluorescent Testing for smoking? What are the advantages of HPLC based Fluorescent testing?
Detailed Description
TobacAlert is the only at home instant test kit that gives quantitative determination of a person's level of exposure to tobacco product. This home test not only tests for use of cigarettes, pipes, chewing tobacco or cigar of the donor but can only be used to determine exposure to second hand smoking. TobacAlert test is an easy to use, fast and accurate saliva test strip. This nicotine home test kit measures levels of cotinine, a by product of the body’s breakdown of nicotine, the active ingredient found in tobacco products and tobacco smoke. Cotinine is a widely accepted indicator of recent tobacco product use and exposure, including second hand smoke exposure.
TobacAlert is for non-medical use and not intended to diagnose treat or prevent any disease or medical condition.
Additional Information
Primary UsesPotential users include parents of young children, workers in a smoky workplace and other persons concerned about the harmful effects of second hand smoke.
Other potential users include smokers trying to quit, parents worried about whether a teenager may be smoking, coaches, insurance companies and counselors for quiting smoking.
How it works
The end of the TobacAlert strip contains gold particles coated with an antibody that selectively binds to cotinine. So please never put TobacAlert test strip in mouth. After the end of the strip is diluted with saliva, the gold particles migrate through specialized “traps” in the strip. The more cotinine bound to a gold particle, the further it is able to migrate along the strip. The reddish bands seen on the developed strip correspond to gold particles caught in a particular trap. TobacAlert™ is extremely sensitive and can measure amounts as low as 10 nanograms of cotinine per milliliter of saliva (6 billionths of a gram in one fifth of a teaspoon).
| LEVEL | COTININE CONCENTRATION (ng-ml) | INTERPRETATION |
| 0 | 0 - 10 | Non-user of tobacco products. Minimal or no nicotine exposure |
| 1 | 10 - 30 | Non-user of tobacco products. Low passive nicotine exposure |
| 2 | 30 - 100 | Non-user of tobacco products but higher passive nicotine exposure |
| 3 | 100 - 200 | User of tobacco products |
| 4 | 200 - 500 | User of tobacco products |
| 5 | 500 - 1000 | User of tobacco products |
| 6 | 1000+ | User of tobacco products |
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