How long to get nicotine out of bloodstream?

It really depends on how heavily she smoked. If she was a cigarette a day or after every meal type person, she will probably be OK after 24 hours or perhaps a week. If she was much over this amount it will take some time (at least a month and probably more like 6) for the nicotine and tar to leach out of the body. Not too much you can do to hasten the process. A good cardiovascular exercise regime and a good dose of vitamin C are probably just placebos at best but they might help. Be very careful with the exercise program if you smoke and don’t have adequate doctor supervision.
Sweet lady nicotine is a very evil mistress and dishonesty with insurance providers usually comes back to bite you. Perhaps it would be best to admit to smoking, pay the higher fee and used the new healthcare program to try and quit the habit. Good Luck

Are you seriously asking for advice in committing felony fraud? Sounds like the woman isn't considering quitting the habit so what happens when she scams the system, gets the lower rate, then is diagnosed with tobacco-related illness?

If they found out after death then they take the amount they were due all those years out of the beneficiaries money. Same as if the age was wrong. Basically you'll pay the extra no matter what so might as well do it.


How about if she just refused to take any kind of test & insisted that the insurance company take her word for the fact that she has quit? How about its none of their damn buisness?Insurance companies are betting that you will die before you have a chance to collect on your bet with them. Why should they be allowed to hedge their bets or impose restrictions on how you live. They made the bet, they took your money, they should be forced to pay off, regardless of the cause of your death.

Well thats simple. No tests No policy. :haha: They don't care what the cause of death is. They care about a proper premium being charged. Why should a non smoker that will chances are live longer have to pay the same as a smoker who will chances are die sooner. It only makes sense. Same as a driver with a bad record paying more than a safe driver.

I am not going to make a suggestion one way or the other but will provide the scientific insight you were looking for. Are you ready, it depends. What method is the lab using and is the person doing it paying attention. Are they running 1 or 1,000 at a time.

At the hospital lab where I worked, we did them 1 at a time on a STAT basis. If you had smoked in the last 2, maybe 2.5 months, we'd nail you every time. Heck, we can catch folks who have just handled drugs (not even taken them themselves) when everything works just right. But HPLC is more of an art than a science, so it really depends on the technologist who is working.

At the giant reference labs, these tests are being ran in huge batches often at 2 in the morning buy under trained people. It wouldn't surprise me if a 1 week would be good enough but would shoot for 3 or 4 weeks to be on the safe side. And hey, if she can go 4 weeks without a smoke, why not just quit. She should be over the really gripey stage by then anyway!!