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If nicotine causes coronary artery constriction, after a cigarette how long would this effect last?
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Nicotine: elimination half time is about 2hrs, in roughly 10hrs its pretty much gone, the coronary constriction will be decreasing after 2hrs but complete time to resolution will vary person to person
Answered 2/1/2016
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