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Epidemic of illicit drug use, mechanisms of action/addiction and stroke as a health hazard

  1. Katherine Esse1,2,
  2. Marco Fossati-Bellani1,
  3. Angela Traylor1,3,
  4. Sheryl Martin-Schild1,2

Article first published online: 8 JUN 2011

DOI: 10.1002/brb3.7

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Brain and Behavior

Volume 1, Issue 1, pages 44–54, September 2011

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Esse, K., Fossati-Bellani, M., Traylor, A. and Martin-Schild, S. (2011), Epidemic of illicit drug use, mechanisms of action/addiction and stroke as a health hazard. Brain and Behavior, 1: 44–54. doi: 10.1002/brb3.7

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  1. 1

    Stroke Program, Department of Neurology, Tulane University School of Medicine, 1440 Canal Street, TB-52, Suite 1000, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112-2715

  2. 2

    Department of Internal Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, 1440 Canal Street, TB-52, Suite 1000, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112-2715

  3. 3

    Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Tulane University School of Medicine, 1440 Canal Street, TB-52, Suite 1000, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112-2715

*Sheryl Martin-Schild, M.D., Ph.D., Stroke Program at Tulane University School of Medicine, Department of Neurology, 1440 Canal Street, TB-52, Suite 1000, New Orleans, LA 70112-2715. Tel: (504) 988-0972, Fax: (504) 988-6263. E-mail: smartin2@tulane.edu

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  1. Issue published online: 29 SEP 2011
  2. Article first published online: 8 JUN 2011
  3. Received: 18 April 2011; Accepted: 02 May 2011

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