| This is a really good question, and it really depends on | | | | less time you spend around others who smoke, or |
| a number of factors. One is that if you are using some | | | | environments where there is the smell of smoking the |
| kind of nicotine replacement to help you quit smoking, | | | | easier it will be. |
| the nicotine is still in your system, even if you aren't | | | | There are things you can do to speed up the process |
| actually smoking. What do you think is eliminating your | | | | of eliminating nicotine from your body. One of the best |
| cravings? If you want to get rid of nicotine for good, | | | | ways to get rid of nicotine is to drink a lot of fluids, |
| you have to quit using patches, gums and lozenges | | | | more so than you may already drink. The faster |
| before you will be rid of it from your body. | | | | nicotine is flushed out of your system, the less time |
| Unlike marijuana and other drugs that can linger in your | | | | you will have cravings. In most cases, people will need |
| bloodstream and urine for over a month, nicotine can | | | | to have something in their mouth and food may taste |
| be out of your bloodstream in a relatively short amount | | | | better than it ever did while you were smoking. This is |
| of time. In the brain, it takes about forty minutes from | | | | a critical time when people will tend to eat in order to |
| your last smoke and many of the effects can be | | | | try to curb their cravings, and you shouldn't do this. It will |
| gone within a few days. However, there is still nicotine | | | | lead to excessive weight gain, and depression. If you |
| present in other parts of your body. The drug can be | | | | must have something in your mouth, then chewing |
| in your fatty tissues, as well as your kidneys, and | | | | gum, or snacking on sunflower seeds can be a |
| these effects will continue to be present as long as | | | | welcome alternative. |
| two to three weeks. A lot of this of course depends | | | | There is a great deal of information about the negative |
| on you, how long you smoked, how much you weigh, | | | | effects nicotine has on you, as well as what other |
| and what kind of lifestyle you have, as well as how old | | | | ingredients in the smoke are bad for your health. This |
| you are. | | | | can include arsenic, formaldehyde, and even methane, |
| In many cases professionals will tell you it doesn't | | | | just to name a few. These too will continue to be |
| matter how long it takes to eliminate nicotine from your | | | | present in your body, even after your last light up. You |
| body, only the first three days are really critical to you. | | | | can learn more about how you can flush nicotine and |
| This is the crucial time period when your cravings for | | | | other toxins related to smoking out of your system. |
| nicotine will be at their worst, and it is within this period | | | | Before you change your diet or start any new |
| that your need to light up will be strongest. As more | | | | exercise routine, you should always consult your |
| days pass, the less you will crave a cigarette, and the | | | | doctor first. |