once you stop smoking how long does it take for the nicotine to leave you body!
thanks
2007-08-27 19:28:13 · 13 answers · asked by lauren r 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
Not sure on the nicotine, i don't think it's very long i.e. minutes.
It takes about 3 days for the physical addiction to stop and it can be several months for the mental addiction to finally disappear.
2007-08-27 19:36:47 · answer #1 · answered by Icarus 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The nicotine leaves within a matter of hours but the craving could be a up to 3 weeks
2007-08-27 19:37:54 · answer #2 · answered by shadow 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The nicotine leaves pretty soon , but the cravings will always be there , it is just they will get less annoying as time passes .
Hang in there and you will be fine , i have stopped smoking now for 6 years and there is still days that i could lite up a cigarette without worry !! Strong willpower and good friends will get you through it ..
2007-08-27 19:42:35 · answer #3 · answered by MICHAEL G 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
about a week or so but the struggle with sleeplessness, agitation, nervousness, and generally fighting against the physical habit and addiction and craving lasts a few weeks longer. In a month, you're feeling a WHOLE LOT better.
Tub baths really help to soak out the nicotene through your pores besides being soothing. Regular walks help too.
Hubby and I both were 30 year smokers (several packs each a day) and we quit. Was a real struggle in the beginning but after a few weeks it got easier and better and we got happier and more healthy looking by the day.
That was 17 years ago this month. It's been one of my proudest efforts in my life. You won't regret it for a moment!!!
Good Luck
2007-08-30 13:44:28 · answer #4 · answered by autumlovr 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't have any idea.
I think it depends on how long and how much cigarettes you have smoke. No matter how many nicotine in your body, as long as you didn't keep enter it to your body, it would be very worthy and it is very good for you to stop smoking.
2007-08-27 19:40:26 · answer #5 · answered by Curious ^.^ 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I was told a week. The problem is that there is also a psychological addiction and that takes quite a while to lessen. Fill your life with something else as a substitute, like walking, crafts, reading, etc. In time, it does lessen and even if a cigarette does appeal to you at times, you (down the road) can ignore that feeling and it passes shortly.
2007-08-28 01:42:51 · answer #6 · answered by Simmi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have some good answers above. Another key thing to consider is that your risk of lung cancer will fall back to nearly the level of a non-smoker in 15 to 20 years after smoking cessation.
2007-08-27 19:41:35 · answer #7 · answered by Spreedog 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the nicotine leaves your system in 72 hours, but cravings can last much longer
2007-08-28 00:21:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends if you are still 'passive smoking' If you are not then it can take up to 9 months for all the chemicals that are in cigarettes to leave your body
2007-08-27 19:49:56 · answer #9 · answered by Wendy 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Surprisingly, I don't think it is that long which is why smokers need to keep topping it up.
2007-08-27 19:42:08 · answer #10 · answered by hersheba 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋