Some drugs are administered by applying them to the skin (e.g., anicotine skin patch to help a person stop smoking). The drug diffusesthrough the epidermis to blood vessels in the dermis. What kind ofsubstances can pass easily through the skin by diffusion? What kinds ofsubstances have difficulty diffusing through the skin?

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