| Cotinine is a metabolic of nicotine, used to | | | | Cotinine can be detectable from days to one |
| measure the grade of tobacco smoking. | | | | week after tobacco abuse. Cigarette preference, |
| According to National Survey On Drug Use 2007, | | | | menthol, puff size, and many other factors |
| overall 68 million people abuse tobacco, and more | | | | influence the detection period of cotinine using |
| than 3.5 million teens abuse tobacco between | | | | different testing types. Different persons have |
| 12-17 years. Detection of smoke levels present in | | | | different levels of cotinine in the body with regular |
| the body is possible with help of Cotinine test. | | | | smoking. One way to reduce the cotinine levels in |
| Cotinine levels describe the level of smoke in the | | | | the body is to stop smoking. |
| body. | | | | Immunoassay technology used for detecting illicit |
| Cotinine abuse | | | | drugs, can detect cotinine substance in body. |
| Cotinine abuse is similar to any illicit drug abuse. | | | | Detection period of cotinine from specimen is four |
| Cotinine is major metabolite of nicotine. Cotinine is | | | | days after consumption. Cotinine retains in the |
| present in nicotine, and smoked in cigarettes, | | | | blood for long period after consumption through |
| chewed, and sniffed. When nicotine is metabolized, | | | | smoking. There are many methods used for |
| it gradually builds the level of cotinine in the body | | | | detecting cotinine. One of the preferred method is |
| of both habitual smokers, and regular smokers. | | | | urine drug testing. Cotinine testing through saliva |
| This drug is popular among teens because it is | | | | drug testing is difficult both in terms of collecting |
| available in colorful packages with flavor choices to | | | | the specimen as well as drug detection. Using |
| abuse. Cotinine itself is not harmful but nicotine is | | | | testing kits, testing process of cotinine is simple, |
| harmful, and has many adverse effects on the | | | | and easy to perform at home. Often, lab |
| health of the abuser. | | | | confirmation tests are used to test cotinine levels |
| Test for cotinine | | | | for accurate results. |
| Cotinine effects are present in body for 20 hours | | | | The above information gives you an overview |
| from the time of consumption. Cotinine levels can | | | | about cotinine abuse, and testing methods. |
| be detected using various methods like gas | | | | Cotinine drug testing makes it easier to detect |
| chromatography, mass spectrometry, and High | | | | presence of nicotine, and its metabolism presence |
| Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC). | | | | in body. |