Eli5 Why do some drugs (ie party drugs) work immediately while others need time (weeks) to get in your system? Could a higher dose get them in your system faster?

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Eli5 Why do some drugs (ie party drugs) work immediately while others need time (weeks) to get in your system? Could a higher dose get them in your system faster?

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I’m a nurse and work in a hospital. Almost all medications work as soon as they are absorbed into the system. The only ones I can think of that don’t are SSRIs. Those stay in a person’s system for a long time so a therapeutic dose has to be built up slowly to reach a stable level that isn’t to high or low.

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