Question 1

what does nicotine do to the body?

Accepted Answer

Many things: first and foremost it causes a very significant physical dependency, with a withdrawal syndrome complete with anxiety, irritability, headache, poor sleep and intense craving. It is also a cardiac stimulant and over time is partly responsible for the increase in arteriosclerotic heart disease (and other vascular disease) found in smokers and users of smokeless tobacco&amp;e-cigs as well.

Question 2

does your body naturally produce nicotine?

Accepted Answer

No: There are "nicotinic receptors" the actual chemical that binds there is usually acetylcholine or other similar compounds... Not nicotine, which is a neurotoxin.

Question 3

does your body produce nicotine naturally?

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Nicotine : No.   There are receptors the nicotine goes to because it binds like acetylcholine, but it is not produced in the body.

Question 4

how long would nicotine stays in you body?

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2 hrs: Mostly in 2 hrs although the inactive breakdown products may linger longer.

Question 5

at what rate is nicotine depleted from the body?

Accepted Answer

Why?: For a urine test..... It depends on the type/sensitivity of the test( 2 to 50 + days).

Question 6

what is a good way to get nicotine out of your body?

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By stopping : It'll be gone in 12 hrs.  Metabolites will be detectable for a while longer.  No way to get rid of  those except time.

Question 7

im a chain smoker how to clear nicotine from my body?

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The only, and best..: Way is to stop putting nicotine into your body. It is definitely possible to stop smoking!  not easy, but do-able (personally, i was smoking 2 packs a day for over 10yrs, & quit in the middle of my first year of medical school. (not exactly a low stress period.

Question 8

how long would nicotine stay in your body after one puff?

Accepted Answer

Probably one day whi: Probably one day, which is a guess (24 hrs.)  it's half life is 2 hrs, and it is metabolized by the liver and excreted by the kidneys into the urine.  In a heavy smoker there be a higher plasma nicotine concentration and it may take 2 days.  This is an educated guess.

Question 9

how to remove toxins , nicotine from the body quickly.

Accepted Answer

I dont think you can: All you have to do is google "body detoxification" and you will find hundreds, perhaps thousands, of methods and products to help the body detox itself.  However, I have not seen any scientific studies that prove that such a thing happens, or that any of these things work.  As far as i know, only time works, and it works well.  A healthy diet, exercise and a positive attitude helps you feel better.

Question 10

how long does it take for the nicotine of one cigarette to leave your body?

Accepted Answer

Each cigarette : Contains about 1 mg of nicotine, and its half-life is about 2 hrs. It also is multicompartmental, meaning it can be "accumulated" in adipose tissue, detoxified to cotinine by cytochrome p-450 enzymes, so eliminaion entrely can be complicated by the direct half life, and then the leeching from the fat cells. It's complicated!

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