Chasing the dragon - characterizing cases of leukoencephalopathy associated with heroin inhalation in British Columbia.docVIP

Buxtonetal.HarmReductionJournal2011,8:3 /content/8/1/3 RESEARCH OpenAccess Chasingthedragon-characterizingcasesof leukoencephalopathyassociatedwithheroin inhalationinBritishColumbia JaneABuxton1,2*,ReneeSebastian1,3,LorneClearsky2,NatalieAngus1,4,LenaShah1,3,MarcusLem2, SianDSpacey5 Abstract Anassociationbetweenleukoencephalopathy,adiseaseofthewhitematterofthebrain,andsmokingheroinis wellrecognized.Thispaperdescribes27casesofleukoencephalopathyidentifiedintwocitiesinBritishColumbia, Canada2001-2006;thelargestnumberofgeographicallyandtemporallydefinedreportedcasesinNorthAmerica. Twentycasesof