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I am a heavy smoker and i have a cotinine test in 11 days. i stopped smoking completely yesterday. is there a chance i will pass?

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Possibly: It can take up to 15-20 days to clear your system of cotinine if you are a heavy smoker, would give it 3-4 weeks to be certain

Answered 10/28/2017

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Doubtful: “When someone stops using tobacco & nicotine products, it can take more than 2 weeks for the blood level of cotinine to drop to the level that a non-tobacco user would have & several weeks more for the urine level to decrease to a very low concentration.” REF: http://labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/nicotine/tab/test/

Answered 8/28/2019

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