The blood test that detects nicotine is called a cotinine test. It measures recent tobacco use and exposure. Cotinine is a chemical that comes from the breakdown of nicotine in the body. A blood test ...

Nicotine quickly enters your bloodstream. Your liver then breaks down nicotine into several byproducts, primarily cotinine. Depending on what you're testing, such as a blood, urine, saliva, or hair ...

Eons before Europeans arrived in North America, Native Americans cultivated the tobacco leaf for ceremonial activities and medicinal purposes for use during prayers and rituals. They presented the ...

Samples taken from the Erie Wastewater Treatment Plant are now being tested for measles, opioid drugs and nicotine, in addition to COVID-19, influenza and RSV. Erie County Department of Health ...

NORTH JACKSON — Seven parents and two students took to the podium to question the effectiveness of the Jackson-Milton school district’s drug testing policy at its board meeting earlier this week. The ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The latest annual drug testing report from Lake Travis ISD has revealed that a growing number of students are testing positive for drug use. And for the first time in recent years, ...

Health officials hope the additional testing will help identify disease and drug trends more quickly. Measles testing began in mid-July, while opioid and nicotine testing started nine months prior.