So my insurance requires a drug test before I start my 6 months and I can't even have cotinine in my system..I occasionally have a cigarillo or a cigar and I had a few puffs of one last weekend so the coordinator said I need to wait 30 days before she does a urine test..I keep reading that it only stays in your system for a few days to a few weeks but I am not a hard smoker. Either she's making me wait 30 days to make me not smoke for that long or the online sites are wrong but I'm thinking of buying a home test and if I test negative call her and see if I can do this early cause I don't want to wait till the end of June to start things.

Nicotine lasts only a few days but cotinine can last up to 30 days, depending on weight, diet, amount of smoking and other factors. I only know this because I asked my PCP when my surgeons office required a continine text for smoking. Good luck

Thanks I thought they were basically the same thing. Good to know!

You need to give it 2 weeks

You need to give it 2 weeks

im ordering them online so I'm getting two ill use one when it gets here which is going to be next week then if its positive ill try the next week after