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Amphetamine, Cocaine Usage Increase Risk Of Stroke Among Young Adults
Science Daily — Increasing rates of amphetamine and cocaine usage by young adults significantly boost their risk of stroke, with amphetamine abuse associated with the greatest risk, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center report.
Dr. Arthur Westover led a study that found elevated rates in young adults of amphetamine and cocaine usage significantly boost their risk of stroke, with amphetamine abuse associated with the greatest risk. (Credit: Image courtesy of UT Southwestern Medical Center)
In the study, available online in the Archives of General Psychiatry, UT Southwestern physicians examined more than 8,300 stroke patients — ranging in age from 18 to 44 — at more than 500 Texas hospitals in the years 2000 through 2003.

The Research
Read the research behind this story in Archives of General Psychiatry.