Why Is Smoking the Fastest, Most Efficient Route of Administration

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Essay

Why is smoking the fastest, most efficient route of administration in generating drug effects-even faster and more efficient than IV administration? Why is oral administration such a slow means of administering drugs? Do these routes determine how dependency-producing drugs are used by each route? Why or why not?

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