Why Does Snorting a Drug Like Cocaine Effect You Faster Than if You Ate It ?

Question by Lee Horsley: why does snorting a drug like cocaine effect you faster than if you ate it ?
How does it effect you faster if your nasal passage links to your throat anyway ? surly its more of a diversion for the drug to go up your nose to only go down your throat?
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im not a junky before you question me im just curious.
oh right, i thought that your nasal passage ONLY connected to your throat, didnt know it went to your brain.

Best answer:

Answer by Ryan
Because snOrting shoots it straight to the brain and eating it takes time to digest and takes about an hour to do

Answer by ?
I think because it goes straight to your brain when you snort it, Therefore affecting you much more quickly.

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