Not to start an unecessary argument, but I do disagree that, even if it is true that all nicotine is gone from the blood within 48 hours, there is no more physical withdrawal at that point. In fact, I would suggest that the absence of nicotine is exactly the cause of nicotine withdrawal symptoms. If she was seriously addicted, these would last at least one week, and the suffering she'd be enduring would be quite significant at the moment, not all in her mind. Morticia: I believe you have made it to the toughest and most critical stage right at this very moment. Hang on a little while. . . .