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insufflation

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The act of breathing on or into anything

The breathing upon a person in the sacrament of baptism to symbolize the inspiration of a new spiritual life.

The act of blowing (a gas, powder, or vapor) into any cavity of the body.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Contrary to popular belief, both ingestion and insufflation result in approximately the same proportion of the drug being absorbed: 30 to 60%. Source: Internet

This is mostly done with the small amounts of cocaine remaining on a surface after insufflation (snorting). Source: Internet

Nosebleeds after cocaine insufflation are due to irritation and damage of mucus membranes by foreign particles and adulterants and not the cocaine itself; as a vasoconstrictor, cocaine acts to reduce bleeding. Source: Internet

Prior to insufflation, cocaine powder must be divided into very fine particles. Source: Internet

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