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hillbilly heroin

hillbilly heroin noun: oxycodone, Percocet, or similar opioid or opiate drugs, when used as recreational drugs.

Noun

hillbilly heroin (uncountable)

  1. (US, derogatory, slang) Oxycodone, Percocet, or similar opioid or opiate drugs, when used as recreational drugs.
    • “There are no secrets in this town.” “Maybe a few.” “No. None. You're having money problems. Our children had sex. Judy Gordon orders OxyContin over the Internet and has developed quite the habit.” “"Jesus Loves You" Judy?” “"Jesus Loves You" Judy loves her hillbilly heroin. But you didn't hear...2005 August 15, Jenji Kohan, 17:44 from the start, in Weeds, season 1, episode 2, spoken by Celia Hodes (Elizabeth Perkins)
    • Drug overdoses are the leading cause of accidental death in West Virginia, and the state leads the country in fatal drug overdoses. OxyContin—nicknamed “hillbilly heroin”—is king.[2012 August 23, Conor Friedersdorf, quoting Chris Hedges and Joe Sacco, “What OxyContin Addicts in West Virginia Tell Us About the War on Drugs”, in The Atlantic

Examples of hillbilly heroin in a sentence

  • Judy Gordon orders OxyContin over the Internet and has developed quite the habit.” “"Jesus Loves You" Judy?” “"Jesus Loves You" Judy loves her hillbilly heroin.2005 August 15, Jenji Kohan, 17:44 from the start, in Weeds, season 1, episode 2, spoken by Celia Hodes (Elizabeth Perkins):
  • Around then, people in Kentucky, West Virginia, and southeast Ohio started referring to Percocet, OxyContin, and Vicodin as “hillbilly heroin.”[2017 September 6, Brian Alexander, “When a Company Is Making Money From the Opioid Crisis”, in The Atlantic:

Origin of hillbilly heroin

From its initial popularity in rural regions in Kentucky, West Virginia, and Ohio.

Questions about hillbilly heroin

What does hillbilly heroin mean?
Hillbilly heroin means oxycodone, Percocet, or similar opioid or opiate drugs, when used as recreational drugs.
How do you use hillbilly heroin in a sentence?
Judy Gordon orders OxyContin over the Internet and has developed quite the habit.” “"Jesus Loves You" Judy?” “"Jesus Loves You" Judy loves her hillbilly heroin.
What part of speech is hillbilly heroin?
Hillbilly heroin is a noun.

Words near hillbilly heroin in the dictionary

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