I'm upset by employers who test applicants for nicotine and have a "no hire" policy for "smokers". Apparently vapers test out positive and can't be hired, neither can nic gum users or patch users. Question: How do they test for nicotine; breath or blood serum? How long does it take for nicotine to clear your system if one goes to 0nic vaping? I may be moving soon and would like to have no road blocks getting a job in new state. Anyone know about this?
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Thank heavens I'm retired. I don't know how much I could take dealing with the new idiot mentality. The goal is to put one against the other and they are doing a great job of it.
Nicotine Cigars, Cigarettes, Smokeless tobacco, Snuff, Spit tobacco
2-4 days urine
2-4 days blood
1-4 days Saliva
Up to 90 Days hair
copied from this link. http://www.passyourdrugtest.com/timetable.htm
How long does Nicotine stay in your System, Blood, Urine, Hair and Tests
2-4 days urine
2-4 days blood
1-4 days Saliva
Up to 90 Days hair
copied from this link. http://www.passyourdrugtest.com/timetable.htm
How long does Nicotine stay in your System, Blood, Urine, Hair and Tests
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Cotinine half life is around 20 hours, however tests can trace levels after a week, employment testing will more than likely be low level testing, saliva or urine, high level would involve protein like hair, nails i.e. highly unlikely (cost prohibitive),
get ready with the excuses-you attended a Greek wedding and ate Moussaka (Eggplant 100ng/g, tomato puree 52ng/g)
get ready with the excuses-you attended a Greek wedding and ate Moussaka (Eggplant 100ng/g, tomato puree 52ng/g)
Knowing my luck they would want to test my hair. Next year is testing for me. I hope they give me notice.
I am not the policy holder so it can be a random check.
Thanks for the replies. I'm a Registered Nurse, which I have always been able to find a job where ever I lived. However, I find this is now the rule rather than the exception with hospitals. Where I presently work is putting this policy into effect the first of the year, although current employees will be exempt. How much more intrusive will things get? Is caffeine next???
It's always follow the money in today's world. If they can charge smokers or vapers twice as much it lets them free up money for those they care about. ie those that vote for them.
No advice, just a question. Is testing employees for nicotine and other substances a mainstream thing in the US? I mean not just for specialist jobs, but unskilled workers too?
Blame the health insurance corporations. They pull the strings on employers who offer health care packages. They also pull the strings on the Obamacare plans.
It's becoming more common. The employers who contribute to health insurance can save money on that insurance by not hiring smokers and demanding that employees quit smoking. All the more reason we need to separate health insurance from work. I don't want or need my employer to know of any medical related thing going on with me, and I'd like my employer to stay the /&
:83 out of my private, medical, business.
:83 out of my private, medical, business.
90 days - hair; gonna haveta go bald!
hair does fall out; they only need 1 hair I imagine.
I know this has been happening, & that it's part of the FORCE SMOKERS TO QUIT" propaganda by big Pharma/WHO, yet it still floors me every time I hear this nonsense. Surely it's an infringement on privacy, liberty, and all things human. Nicotine is beneficial to many, yet they are treating it like its the grim reaper. They are not basing their rules on fair & accurate measures. They need to be held accountable.
I know for sure one hospital here has had the no nicotine rule for years now. If memory serves me they do the hair test. I had a friend who tried to quit smoking to get a job there. He did not even get an interview so he went back to smoking. That was before vaping.
I wonder what they'ld say if you had a prescription from your doctor for the nicotine patch for some health reason (not for quitting smoking).
It's sad that nicotine users are worried about drug tests now... we all thought it was OK to control what other people put in their bodies, now that they are coming for OUR drug we care. Interesting, no?
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