Chasing the dragon——Toxic leukoencephalopathy(Heroin-Induced Spongiform Leukoencephalopathy)  

作　　者：初建平[1] 

机构地区：[1]中山大学附属第一医院放射科

出　　处：《影像诊断与介入放射学》2012年第3期239-240,共2页Diagnostic Imaging & Interventional Radiology

摘　　要：海洛因脑病 “Chasing the dragon”“追龙”这一称法来自20年代的中国。50年代成为中国香港吸食海洛因的代名词，是一种吸入液化的海洛因气体的吸毒方式。＂Chasing the dragon＂ is a toxic leukoencephalopathy caused by inhalation of heroin fumes.The term＂chasing the dragon＂appears to have originated in China in the 1920s and became a popular mechanism of heroin administration in the 1950s in Hong Kong because the drug was cheap but impure.A small quantity of powder is placed on aluminium foil,which is then heated underneath with a lighter or matches.The heroin liquefies into a reddish brown glob, which moves around on the foil and emits a white vapor.The glob or＂dragon＂is＂chased＂with the lighter underneath while the vapor is sucked through a straw or pipe.

关 键 词：医学词汇 海洛因脑病 注释 中国香港 吸食海洛因 吸毒方式 代名词 

分 类 号：R742[医药卫生—神经病学与精神病学] R816.1[医药卫生—临床医学]