| Nicotine test gives the levels of nicotine addiction or | | | | drop vertically, 3 full drops must be transferred into the |
| abuse in a person. The drug Nicotine is one of the | | | | S (specimen) part of the test kit. There should be no |
| regularly abused and commercially available drugs in | | | | trapping of air bubbles in the S part of the kit. |
| the society. Apart from tobacco smoking, nicotine is | | | | Interpretation of the Results |
| also available in forms of nicotine gum, transdermal | | | | The interpretation of the results must be read exactly |
| patches, and nasal sprays. Nicotine abuse results in | | | | after five minutes after providing sample to the testing |
| increased risk of lung cancer, heart diseases, COPD, | | | | kit. There are two ends in the testing kit labeled C |
| strokes, asthma, blood clot formation, etc. Nicotine test | | | | (control line region) and T (test line region), where |
| will help a person in checking his nicotine abuse | | | | colored lines will appear. When the colored lines appear |
| effectively and thus decrease its adverse affects. | | | | at both the regions, it indicates that the cotinine |
| Specimen Collection | | | | concentration is below cut-off level i.e., negative. Even |
| Nicotine test identifies its metabolite - cotinine. Though | | | | a faint shade of line in T region can be considered |
| cotinine can be measured in saliva and hair, detecting | | | | negative. When there is no colored line in T region, but |
| cotinine through analytical urine test is mostly prevalent | | | | it is visible in C region of the test kit, it can be |
| and easy. It is also effective in terms of providing | | | | considered as positive for cotinine abuse. When a line |
| results as cotinine can be detected for up to 3 days | | | | does not appear in the C region, then the test is invalid. |
| after consumption at a cut-off level of 200 ng/ml. | | | | Invalid results are likely to show up in cases of |
| Nicotine Drug Test Method | | | | insufficient specimen volume or Incorrect testing |
| The One Stop Cotinine test device is an effective | | | | procedure. |
| way of qualitative cotinine detection in human urine. It is | | | | Nicotine tests are helpful in many cases like smoking |
| important to make sure that the test device is at room | | | | cessation programs, during application of life or health |
| temperature, before testing. The device must be | | | | insurance, employee drug testing programs, for |
| placed on a clean and level surface. The specimen | | | | self-testing, and during medical complications. |
| should be taken into the provided dropper. Holding the | | | | |