The face of hillbilly heroin and other images of narcotic abuse.

Rachel Lagos; Michael Hogan; Karthikram Raghuram

The face of hillbilly heroin and other images of narcotic abuse.

Rachel Lagos
, Michael Hogan
, Karthikram Raghuram

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Abstract

The nationally recognized popularity of recreational intranasal oxycodone abuse among rural Appalachians is apparent to West Virginian healthcare providers. Three recent cases of narcotic-induced injury at WVU Ruby Memorial Hospital demonstrate the facial bone necrosis associated with "hillbilly heroin" abuse as well as other imaging features of narcotic-induced intracranial ischemia. This paper shows how diagnostic imaging may facilitate clinical evaluation of patients with narcotic abuse.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	34-37
Number of pages	4
Journal	The West Virginia medical journal
Volume	106
Issue number	4 Spec No
State	Published - 2010
Externally published	Yes

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General Medicine

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