Nasal administration
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Nasal administration, popularly known as snorting, is a route of administration in which drugs are insufflated through the nose. It can be a form of either topical administration or systemic administr
A medical professional applies nose drops.
"Cocaine nose" refers to nasal septum perforation from cocaine use (pictured), or to cocaine-induced midline destructive lesions (CIMDL), which may develop as the damage progresses.
Lines of cocaine prepared for snorting. Contaminated currency such as banknotes might serve as a fomite of diseases like hepatitis C
Ketamine prepared in a spiral for "snorting"
Snuff (tobacco)
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Snuff is a type of smokeless tobacco product made from finely ground or pulverized tobacco leaves. It is snorted or "sniffed" into the nasal cavity, delivering nicotine and a flavored scent to the use
Nasal administration
…Among the less invasive routes for ketamine, the intranasal route has the highest bioavailability (45–50%). Snuff is a type of smokeless tobacco product made from finely ground or pulverized tobacco leaves. It is snorted or "sniffed" (alternatively sometimes written…
Assorted tins of nasal snuff tobacco
A 17th-century snuff shop in Amsterdam
Several types and consistencies of snuff tobacco
Spring-loaded novelty device used to shoot snuff directly into one's nostrils