10 x Cotinine Drug Testing Kits ( nicotine)

Information about nicotine and its detection:

What is Cotinine?

Nicotine or its metabolite cotinine are most often tested to evaluate tobacco use.

Long-term use of tobacco products can increase the risk of developing many diseases including lung disease, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, stroke, heart disease, and respiratory infections. It can also worsen breathing and blood clot formation. In pregnant women, smoking can affect foetal growth and lead to low birth weight babies.

Effects of Nicotine on the Body

In high concentrations (30-60mg), nicotine is neurotoxic, a deterrent to insects and lethal to humans. On the other hand, in smaller doses (1mg in every cigarette stick), it acts as a stimulant.

Affecting mostly the nervous system, nicotine decreases the appetite, boosts mood, enhances brain activity, and improves cognition and memory. However, it also stimulates intestinal motility, increases salivation, increases both the heart rate and blood pressure, and may even cause nausea and vomiting.

How is Cotinine measured?

Nicotine and cotinine can be measured qualitatively (test to see if present or absent) or quantitatively (measurement of the actual concentration). Quantitative testing can help distinguish between active smokers, tobacco users who have recently quit, non-tobacco-users who have been exposed to significant environmental tobacco smoke, and non-users who have not been exposed.