Depends on what the test is for. Some are mandatory no-smoking requirements. Some are just for insurance purposes. You'll have to check with the hiring manager to see what the deal is and why they would even test for that in the first place. Maybe ask under the disguise of saying you were in the process of quiting, if need be.

You can get them from smoke shops. Or online. And no, you warm them up some place near by the test location like 7-11. They come with those hand warmer things that you squeeze and last for a few hours. Rubber band them to the bottle and it'll keep it warm enough until the test usually. They normally have a stick on thermometer on the bottle. So if it's too hot, just let it cool down before you pour it into the cup and turn it in.

Alternatively, you could try to test yourself before hand. With something like this: https://www.amazon.com/Nicotine-Tobacco-Test-Kit-Pack/dp/B004KAQ3RA Maybe from CVS or something.

u/linuxbarista · 1 point r/electronic_cigarette

Get the Cotinine test strips off amazon. Pay the $12 or so bucks and get 20-30. I believe the levels they are looking for is less than 200ng/dL in your system. Test everyday in the mornings.

I had to do this for an employer once. Didn’t take the job because IMO that’s just a bit too far. There are lots of cessation devices out there (patches, toothpicks, gum) that can be used even if you’ve never/don’t smoke.

If they are doing a blood test they maybe looking for a number of things. Actual nicotine, cotinine, or anabasine. Anabasine will only show up from tobacco use. Also depends on if they do

Qualitative testing: It simply looks for whether or not you have nicotine in your body.

or

Quantitative testing: It actually measures the concentration of nicotine or cotinine in your body. It gives more information about your tobacco habits. It can tell whether you’re an active smoker or if you’ve recently quit. If you’re not a tobacco user, it can tell if you’ve been breathing in a lot of tobacco smoke or not.

If you use a mentholated juice it’s can be detected even longer.

Cotinine is also fat soluble so if your a bigger person it can take longer.

I’m a bigger guy and it took 19 days for my tests to show up 100% negative no question urine wise. I was using 3mg and also using 35mg nic salts occasionally.

So what does all this mean? I would stop at least 30 days before your test. Drink a lot of water and exercise any time you can. Use 0mg nic and avoid any stressful situations if at all possible. The first 7 days were ok for me but after that I got hella irritable at the smallest things.

This is a good read although semi inaccurate.

https://www.webmd.com/smoking-cessation/taking-nicotine-test

These are the strips I used. Don’t have to use the seller but that’s what they look like. Don’t fall for the $10 five packs either.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B004KAQ3RA/ref=mp_s_a_1_4_a_it?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1538844091&amp;sr=8-4&amp;keywords=cotinine+urine+test&amp;dpPl=1&amp;dpID=41b0Qx1yr-L&amp;ref=plSrch

Hope all this helps. Drink lots of water the day of the test and if all else fails... tell them you boss smokes and you have to be around him/office or in a space where your exposed to second hand smoke a lot.

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