I know several people who will preach that snorting xanax bars works, despite scientific evidence disregarding such..... I am coming to believe that these people who wouldn't dare eat one and always snort their bars claiming it works better, is because of a likely active placebo they are getting. (for those who don't know what an active placebo is: "An active placebo is a placebo that produces noticeable side effects that may convince the person being treated that they are receiving a legitimate treatment, rather than an ineffective placebo.") I can imagine, just like inhaling smoke, there are symptoms you experience. With smoke i can relate to the asphyxiation, light headedness and other things. I'm guessing there is a sensation some experience with the alprazolam powder up their nose. Obviously this sensation is enjoyable and gives a sort of rush in a way, that probably leads them into their later experience when the alprazolam or other benzo is finally absorbed in their stomach.... Thus reinforcing their claim on snorting stuff like xanax.
There are things i snort, but the only reason it will be going up my nose in the first place, is so that it will be absorbed intranasally. I'm not sniffing a bunch a xanax powder to make it take longer on its way to my stomach all the while causing additional side effects of having all that powder jammed up in my nasal membranes, dripping down the back. For me it makes me sneeze a lot and i usually miss the xanax high i'm after because of the sub-allergic style reaction i get.