Premium Nicotine (Smoking) Testing Service w/ Quantified Analysis (Includes Blood Collection Kit)

This is the perfect service to check for tobacco use.  Our tests are used by clinics, tobacco free programs, schools, parents and individuals.  To see if your own system is free of nicotine, use this simple cotinine test kit.  Cotinine will typically remain in the body 2 to 4 days after the last cigarette.

This test is great for:

• Corporate wellness and quit smoke programs.
• Nicotine free workplace management programs
• Hospitals to test recovering out-patients and/or pre-surgery qualification of patients.
• Academic research
• Self testing for nicotine consumption levels for self nicotine level monitoring or checking before life insurance nicotine exam
• Monitoring effects of second hand smoke at home or workplace.

The Nicotine (Smoking) Testing Service includes:

• 1 collection kit
• Return postage to the lab
• Test analysis by a certified laboratory

This cotinine blood test is used to determine levels of nicotine / tobacco use / smoking levels of the donor. This test would also detect use of smoking replacement therapies such as nicotine gum, nicotine patch and nicotine sprays.

Cotinine is an inactive metabolite of nicotine, but is thought to be a good biological marker for detecting nicotine use since it stays in the body longer than nicotine. Both nicotine and cotinine are eliminated by the kidney.

Some of the signs and symptoms of secret smoking by Children & Teenagers

• Coughing
• Shortness of breath
• Bad breath
• Throat irritation
• Stained teeth and clothing (also signs of chewing tobacco use)
• Greater susceptibility to colds
• Decreased athletic performance

Some of the signs and symptoms of secret smoking by Adults

• Smoky smelling clothes and hair
• Nicotine stained fingers and teeth
• Hoarseness
• Coughing

Second hand smoking will have adverse effects on both adults and children. Most serious negative effects of second hand smoke in adults are coronary heart disease and lung cancer. On the infants, second hand smoke can cause SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome). The pregnant women that are exposed to secondhand smoke are at the risk of having low birth weight babies and the babies will have higher risk of developing asthma (among other risks).

Secondhand smoke can also result to eye irritation, headaches, nausea, and dizziness.