How do people people continually snort drugs without filling their lungs?

Question

I have always wondered, to those that snort drugs (cocaine, tobacco, ketamine, whatever else) how do they keep doing it without it building up in the lungs?

Does it just keep building up in the lungs until you can’t breathe anymore? Do the lungs just fill up with powder? If so, wouldn’t you only be able to use the drug so many times before you literally suffocate?

Thanks to you all in advance, really baffled on this one 🙂

Edit: Answered, thank you to all that contributed!

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Answer 1

When one snorts an illegal substance, the thinner membranes in your nasal passage allows the drugs a quicker entry to your bloodstream.

As I understand it, the drugs don’t end up in your lungs,.as the body’s natural response would cause coughing