Sublingual

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  Insufflation

  a common way of using drug in powdered shape by in inhaling through the nose. Alomost every 'street drug' can be used this way but cocaine and heroin are most popular.
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  Suppository

  A suppository is a drug delivery system that is inserted into the rectum (rectal suppository), vagina (vaginal suppository), or urethra (urethral suppository), where it dissolves. They are used to deliver both systemically-acting and locally-acting medications. The alternative term for delivery of...
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  Injection

  An injection (often referred to as a "shot") is an infusion method of putting fluid into the body, usually with a hollow needle and a syringe which is pierced through the skin to a sufficient depth for the material to be forced into the body. An injection follows a parenteral route of...
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  Smoking

  Smoking is a practice where a substance, most commonly tobacco, is burned and the smoke tasted or inhaled. This is primarily practised as a route of administration for recreational drug use, as combustion releases the active substances in drugs such as nicotine and makes them available for...
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  Transdermal patch

  A transdermal patch or skin patch is a medicated adhesive patch that is placed on the skin to deliver a specific dose of medication through the skin and into the bloodstream. Often, this promotes healing to an injured area of the body. An advantage of a transdermal drug delivery route over other...

• Inhalation

  Inhalation (also known as inspiration) is the movement of air from the external environment, through the air ways, and into the alveoli. Inhalation begins with the onset of contraction of the diaphragm, which results in expansion of the intrapleural space and an increase in negative pressure...

• Intravenous

  Intravenous literally means into a vein and is mostly used as a route of administration of medication with the help of an injection directly into the vein: an intravenous injection. Intraarterial is the term for (injection) into an artery.

• Oral

• Intramuscular injection

  Intramuscular (or IM) injection is the injection of a substance directly into a muscle. In medicine, it is one of several alternative methods for the administration of medications (see Route of administration). It is used for particular forms of medication that are administered in small amounts....