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=General=
=General=
The method in which a drug has been ingested can greatly effect the potency, duration, and overall experience of a drug.
The method in which a drug has been ingested can greatly effect the potency, duration, and overall experience of a drug. Many substances are more effective when consumed using certain ROA's over others, and some drugs are completely inactive using certain routes of administration. Determining a route of administration is highly dependent on the substance consumed, desired duration of the substance,and personal comfort.  
===Oral===
===Oral===
Arguably the most common route of adminstration for most classes of drugs, oral adminstration allows a substance to be absorbed through blood vessels contained in the stomach, where Enterochromaffin cells contain approximately 90% of the bodys serotonin. [1] Due to this, absorption of serotonin releasing drugs such as [[MDMA]], [[BK-MDMA]], and [[MDAI]] have been shown to have a higher overall effectivity when compared to insufflation.


===Sublingual===
===Sublingual===