Socioeconomic and Racial Disparities in Stimulant Drug Use-associated Stroke: Trends in Mortality, Hospitalization, and Resource Use (P11-4.020)

Muhammad Ahmed; Muhammad Zohaib; Hafiz Maaz; Muhammad Tayyab Muzaffar Chaychi; Muhammad Sohaib; RAWDAH SHAKIL

doi:10.1212/wnl.0000000000217277

June 9, 2026Neurology

Socioeconomic and Racial Disparities in Stimulant Drug Use-associated Stroke: Trends in Mortality, Hospitalization, and Resource Use (P11-4.020)

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Key Points

The aim is to quantify trends in stroke hospitalizations involving stimulant drug abuse and compare various patient characteristics.
Analyzed trends in U.S. stroke hospitalizations from 2016 to 2022 related to stimulant drug use.
Compared in-hospital mortality, resource utilization, and discharge disposition between users and non-users.
Identified significant increases in hospitalization rates among stimulant drug users.
Noted higher in-hospital mortality rates for users compared to non-users.
Documented differences in resource utilization and discharge outcomes between demographic groups.

Implication

Quantified trends in hospitalization and resource use related to stimulant drug abuse in diverse populations, suggesting significant disparities.

Abstract

To quantify trends in U.S. stroke hospitalizations involving stimulant drug abuse from 2016–2022 and to compare patient characteristics, in-hospital mortality, resource utilization, and discharge disposition to non-users.

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Ahmed et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Socioeconomic and Racial Disparities in Stimulant Drug Use-associated Stroke: Trends in Mortality, Hospitalization, and Resource Use (P11-4.020)

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Socioeconomic and Racial Disparities in Stimulant Drug Use-associated Stroke: Trends in Mortality, Hospitalization, and Resource Use (P11-4.020)

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