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Snorted, injected or smoked? It can affect a drug's addictiveness

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imageAddiction isn't just about how much of a drug you take. It's also about how you take it. Drugs via www.shutterstock.com.

Many people use drugs, but not everyone becomes addicted. Why? Part of the reason comes down to how you take a drug. Are you smoking, injecting, snorting or swallowing it? That dictates how much drug gets...

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