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Posted on: 01/16/2009
Question
When you sniff any drug does it enter the blood stream through the lungs?
Answer
It COULD enter through the lungs, but usually enters through the lining of the nasal passages. (This is why people who snort cocaine can do damage to their nasal passages.)