Pre-Employment Nicotine Test

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I found a lot of threads going back through the years. It seems like there were a lot of questions about how long it takes to rid the body of continine.

If you are going to apply for a job that requires you to quit smoking for employment, your best bet is to stop the day you submit your application.

As for follow-up...it took me 10 days. I bought my tests on Amazon and by day 10 the continine test was negative. By the time HR got my offer and urine test, it had been 14 days. There was no doubt it was a negative test and the lab tech said it was negative right away!

Anyone else care to share their experience so people can read about outcomes? Nobody ever comes back to report how it went after.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Ortho, ASC.

Perhaps not everyone is out to beat the system?

Maybe you're seeing other applicants who have no need to prove drug-free?

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I'm talking about when you search for this question. This forum is on the first page when searching for pre-employment nicotine screening in healthcare.

Lots of people have asked their question, but few came back with results.

I wouldn't say it's beating the system. I would say its motivation. I quit two years ago for a job and still going strong!

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Specializes in Trauma, Orthopedics.
Perhaps not everyone is out to beat the system?

Maybe you're seeing other applicants who have no need to prove drug-free?

I don't see how the OP is trying to "beat the system". She stopped using nicotine, and figured out how long it takes to get out of the system. There have been many posts on this topic in the past. She's not posting about making goldenseal tea or water loading to dilute a test.

And really....using drug free and nicotine free interchangably? :rolleyes:

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Specializes in Family Practice, Mental Health.

YAY!!!!! 14 days!!!!

All I can think of is KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!! :)

14 days can turn into 14 weeks, and then 14 months.

I know this doesn't answer the question that you asked, but I just had to stop in and give you kudos in hopes that you don't start up again after two weeks.

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