The effects of nicotine on the body vary from short to long-lasting.  We are familiar with many of these – lung damage, high cholesterol, etc.  But the question is, how long is nicotine actually in your body for?  What is the detection period for a nicotine test (using urine)?
When your body takes in nicotine, it [...]

We all know that smoking is hazardous to health and yet we are also aware of the increasing number of teens who smoke cigarettes in our country. It is estimated that more than 3000 kids under the age of 18 start smoking every day. About a third of this number actually ends up becoming addicted [...]

For many people quitting smoking is a great great challenge. We talk about a recent article on quitting and smoking as a chronic disease in this blog entry.

Everyone knows that smoking is extremely harmful for one’s health and the government has done a lot to create awareness of the various problems that smoking can cause. The issue is not with creating awareness about the negative effects of smoking but actually quitting. The New Year is an excellent time to see how this [...]

Ever wondered if you should buy a nicotine test? Here are our top 5 reasons why this is a good idea!

This is an article about the Great American Smokeout, coming up tomorrow, November 19 2009. We wish everyone luck in quitting if they choose to do so today and hope they find our nicotine test an effective way to keep committed to quitting for good!

This entry features suggestions on talking to your kids about drug use and addiction and ways to incorporate a home drug test into these often difficult conversations.

This article is part of a series on the upcoming Great American Smokeout. We provide resources on how to quit and explain the advantages of the nicotine test, one of the tools that can help you quit smoking, for good!