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How long does it take for nicotine to metabolize (turn into) cotinine, after smoking?
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2 hours: Elimination half life of nicotine is 1-2 hours.
Answered 8/21/2014
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Quickly: When you smoke the body breaks down Nicotine fairly quickly into Cotinine. Cotinine is a metabolite of nicotine.
Answered 8/27/2019
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