What does a positive result mean for my TabocAlert Nicotine Exposure Test??
• Are there any medications or foods, etc. that can cause the test to be positive even when there is no second hand smoke exposure (this is called a false positive)? • What is the lowest amount of second hand smoke exposure that the test can detect? • Are there other nicotine tests available that can give a quantified test result? • What is the equivalent number of cigarettes per day (cpd) to the cotinine level? • What is secondhand smoke? • What chemicals are present in secondhand smoke? • Does nicotine present in the smoke causes cancer? • What are the health effects of exposure to secondhand smoke? • I have been married to a Chain smoker for 10 years now. What are the health risks of chronic inhalation of second hand smoke? • How does second-hand smoke harm infants and children? • What is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome? • How does second-hand smoke harm in Pregnancy? • How can the cigarette-induced fetal damage be prevented? • How is secondhand smoke exposure measured? • Does exposure
A positive TabocAlert nicotine test result (1 or higher) means that you have been exposed to second hand tobacco smoke in the past 2 to 3 days if you are a non-user of tobacco products. A positive result can also be caused by use of tobacco products such as cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco, etc., or nicotine medications such as a patch or nicotine gum or lozenge. A positive result of 3 or higher indicates that you are very likely a smoker or user of tobacco or nicotine products.
