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My insurance says I need to be tobacco free for 6 months...what kind of test will they run or do they take your word. I have quit just not 6 months ago

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i think they did a blood test.

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I don't think second hand smoke gets inside the hair. I think doctors give blood tests versus hair tests. As a recruiter I know some employers (ie Kraft) does hair tests since it does give a longer snapshot of drug use.

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My employer for insurance purposes tests for nicotine yearly and they do it with this thing you have to hold in your mouth for a few minutes

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It is a hair follicle test, they pulled out several strands. Exposure to smoke will not

be in your follicles. I did not smoke; but my surgeon tests about a week prior to

surgery.

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Interesting topic, I never knew surgeons or insurance companies actually tested for it. I don't and never have smoked thankfully so maybe why I was unaware.

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