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| Q: | How does TobacAlert™ work? |
| A: | TobacAlert™ measures a chemical called cotinine in urine. Nicotine, the main drug in cigarette smoke and other tobacco products, is rapidly processed by the body into cotinine. Testing for cotinine in urine is a reliable way of determining second hand smoke exposure. TobacAlert™ uses specially coated particles, which react to the cotinine in the urine sample and produce the reddish lines. |
| Q: | Is it necessary to use a morning urine? |
| A: | No. The test can use a urine sample collected at any time of the day. |
| Q: | What does a variation in the intensity of the color of the result signify? |
| A: | The colors may vary from pale pink to reddish, but this is not significant. |
| Q: | What if the results are not clear to me? |
| A: | If no reddish lines appear, the test is defective or has not been used according to the instructions. Repeat with a new test following the instructions carefully. |
| Q: | Do medications influence the result? |
| A: | Except for nicotine medications such as a patch or nicotine gum, medicines do not usually have an effect on the result. |
| Q: | What does a negative result mean? |
| A: | A negative result ("0") means that you have no or very little second hand smoke exposure in the past 2 to 3 days. |
| Q: | What does a positive result mean? |
| A: | A positive result ("1" or higher) means that you have been exposed to second hand 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. A positive result of "3" or higher indicates that you are very likely a smoker or user of tobacco or nicotine products. |
| Q: | 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")? |
| A: | The test can be positive if you are a smoker, if you chew tobacco, or if you use a nicotine patch or nicotine gum. |
| Q: | What is the lowest amount of second hand smoke exposure that the test can detect? |
| A: | The test can detect as little as 6 nanograms/mL of cotinine (a nanogram is one billionth of a gram) (a mL is one fifth of a teaspoon). The amount of exposure you have will vary depending on the amount of smoke in the air and other factors. The test can be positive if you have been in a tobacco smoke environment for as little as an hour in the past 2 to 3 days |
| Q: | Are there other tests available like this? |
| A: | Currently there ore no other similar reliable quantitative tests for tobacco product exposure (without sending samples to a costly specialized reference laboratory). |
| Q: | What is the equivalent number of cigarettes per day (cpd) to the cotinine level? |
| A: | The cpd /eve/ is a poor measure of nicotine intake, which is why the test is so valuable. Different smokers use different brands, inhale differently and smoke varying amounts of the cigarette. |
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