Timeline Of Nicotine In Your Body

Nathan Chilcott

Published Studies

If you’re reading this then you’re probably already familiar with the delights of nicotine entering your system.

There are several ways to make this happen, but nicotine pouches are generally regarded as a superior option. With cigarettes, you get a sharp throat, cough, and even potentially feel lightheaded.

Nicotine pouches are more comfortable, release nicotine slower, and are less likely to produce negative side effects.

That makes them the better option, especially when you see what deals are available.

Let’s take a look at what happens when nicotine enters your body:

Nicotine Absorption Time

The speed at which nicotine is absorbed into your body is consistent. It doesn’t matter if you’re smoking, vaping, or using pouches. The nicotine pouch strength doesn’t even matter.

In all cases, the nicotine will filter into your bloodstream in a matter of minutes. It can be carried around the body in your bloodstream.

"Interestingly, your liver can and does, break down nicotine. A side effect of the process is the creation of cotinine.”

Nicotine tests actually look for the presence of cotinine to confirm whether you have nicotine in your system or not.

An important part of the nicotine timeline is its effect on the brain. Within a few minutes of entering your bloodstream, it will cause the adrenal glands in the brain to create epinephrine. You’ll know it as adrenaline and it’s why you feel so great after enjoying nicotine.

It doesn’t matter which nicotine pouch brand you use, the speed at which nicotine enters your bloodstream is surprisingly quick.

It’s believed that you’ll have nicotine in your bloodstream just ten seconds after the nicotine exposure.

That’s not all. Nicotine also tells your brain to release dopamine. Put simply, it’s the feel-good hormone.

Nicotine In Your Body

According to Medical records the half-life of nicotine is just two to three hours.

That means half of the nicotine you absorb will have left your body within two to three hours.

Surprisingly, the remaining 50% can take two to three days to leave your body. The part that remains in your body is the reason you can build up a tolerance to nicotine.

Cotinine (mentioned earlier), has a longer half-life and is likely to still be found in your system up to 16 hours after you have enjoyed your nicotine pouch.

Of course, that’s for one hit of nicotine. If you’re a regular user then there will always be nicotine in your system.

Anyone regularly using nicotine and choosing to stop using it will likely still have cotinine in their system up to seven days later. If you’re a heavy user it can take up to 14 days for all traces of the nicotine to leave your system.

Summing Up

Nicotine is absorbed easily into your body and you’ll feel the effects within moments of using your nicotine pouch. Within a few minutes, it wican make you feel happy and energised.

That feeling may last an hour or two, but the nicotine will take approximately one day to be completely clear of your system.