Routes of administration: Difference between revisions

>David Hedlund
Chasing the dragon: Chasing the dragon, aka foily, can be considered unresponsible drug use due to its unpredictable nature.
>Maxipoop
Added another category and two related routes of administration
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This route is typically not observed in non-medical or recreational contexts due to the manufacturing requirements.
This route is typically not observed in non-medical or recreational contexts due to the manufacturing requirements.
==Ocular==
*'''Transconjunctival:''' Most commonly  observed medically (ex. eyedrops) but infrequently occurs with recreational drug abuse, such as with [[LSD]] and [[Heroin]]
*'''Intraocular:''' This route is rarely observed in non-ophthalmological-medical or recreational environments due to the fragile and complex structure of the eye
===Risks===
Transconjunctival drug administration has been associated with corneal and conjunctival abrasions and hemorrhaging<ref>Lo D, Cobbs L, Chua M, Young J, Haberman ID, Modi Y. "Eye Dropping"-A Case Report of Transconjunctival Lysergic Acid Diethylamide Drug Abuse. Cornea. 2018 Oct;37(10):1324-1325. PMID: 30004961. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000001692.</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==


*[[wikipedia:Route of administration|Route of administration (Wikipedia)]]
*[[wikipedia:Route of administration |Route of administration (Wikipedia)]]


==References==
==References==