Noun
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 dictionaryContrary 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