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Routes of administration: Difference between revisions
>David Hedlund copy "Intravenous injection is the fastest route of administration, causing blood concentrations to rise the most quickly, followed by smoking, suppository (anal or vaginal insertion), insufflation (snorting), and ingestion (swallowing)." from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rush_(psychology) |
>David Hedlund A rapid rise in concentration can trigger a quick [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rush_(psychology) rush] of effects for many substances. |
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Determining an optimal route of administration is highly dependent on the substance consumed, its desired duration and potency and side effects, and one's personal comfort level. | Determining an optimal route of administration is highly dependent on the substance consumed, its desired duration and potency and side effects, and one's personal comfort level. | ||
Intravenous injection is the fastest route of administration, causing blood concentrations to rise the most quickly, followed by smoking, suppository (anal or vaginal insertion), insufflation (snorting), and ingestion (swallowing).<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/312678025 |doi=10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.08.210|title=Intravenous and smoked methamphetamine produce different subjective and physiological effects in women |year=2017 |last1=Goeders |first1=Nicholas E. |journal=Drug and Alcohol Dependence |volume=171 |pages=e73 }}</ref> | Intravenous injection is the fastest route of administration, causing blood concentrations to rise the most quickly, followed by smoking, suppository (anal or vaginal insertion), insufflation (snorting), and ingestion (swallowing).<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/312678025 |doi=10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.08.210|title=Intravenous and smoked methamphetamine produce different subjective and physiological effects in women |year=2017 |last1=Goeders |first1=Nicholas E. |journal=Drug and Alcohol Dependence |volume=171 |pages=e73 }}</ref> A rapid rise in concentration can trigger an intense surge of effects for many substances. A rapid rise in concentration can trigger a quick [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rush_(psychology) rush] of effects for many substances. | ||
==Multi-route hazard substances== | ==Multi-route hazard substances== | ||