• W V Med J · Jan 2010

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

    • Rachel Lagos, Michael Hogan, and Karthikram Raghuram.
    • West Virginia University Hospitals, USA.
    • W V Med J. 2010 Jan 1;106(4 Spec No):34-7.

    AbstractThe 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.

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