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How to Naturally Flush Nicotine Out of Your Body

Curejoy Expert, Claude Butler, Explains: When you smoke a cigarette, nicotine circulating in the bloodstream gives a kind of high. On an average 6-8 hours is how long the nicotine from a single cigarette lasts. Most of that nicotine will get eliminated in the urine. 48-72 hours is how long it can take for most of the stored nicotine to be metabolized and leave your body. 20-30 days is how long the nicotine by-product cotinine can continue to circulate in the bloodstream. Vitamin C is the best known substance for removing nicotine from the bloodstream. It increases metabolism and creates white blood cells.   Read Entire Article » Related articles Tell Young People the Truth: E-Cigarettes and Vaping Flavors Help People Quit Smoking 2014: How Worried […] Read More

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​Hawaii is becoming the first state to ban smoking for under-21s

Hawaii is on its way to becoming the first ever US state to raise the tobacco smoking age to 21. The groundbreaking bill passed the Legislature on Friday and is awaiting the governor’s signature. The bill was pushed through by the Coalition for a Tobacco-Free Hawaii and scored an overwhelming 19-4 in favor. It will affect the smoking, buying and possession of cigarettes, including the electronic kind. “It’s definitely groundbreaking legislation,” the lobby group’s Jessica Yamauchi said, adding that it’s “amazing to be the first state in something. That’s very exciting for us,” she told the AP. What remains is for Governor David Ige to sign the document and for his cabinet to look for potential legal issues that may arise. “The departments will be […] Read More