An Ohio man is suing the manufacturers of the transmucosal opioid use disorder and pain prescription medication Suboxone claiming that the drug’s high acidic content caused tooth decay and permanent ...

Legislative changes related to the prescribing of the opioid use disorder drug buprenorphine, which can cause dental problems, has more taking it, and dentists should be prepared. The commentary was ...

New York State has won more than $2 billion from settlements with companies involved in manufacturing, distributing and selling opioids. Suffolk County, where I practice medicine, has already received ...

Four years ago, when Daniel Patrick Garrett was prescribed buprenorphine, a medication used to treat opioid use disorder, in 2019, he drove to 10 pharmacies before he found one that filled his ...

Peter Mougey, a lead plaintiffs attorney in the opioid multidistrict litigation, said of Suboxone patients: "Their teeth are falling out of their mouths." Six years after suing pharmaceutical firms ...

This story is part of The Dallas Morning News’ monthlong series on how fentanyl has affected our community. David Walsh has seen firsthand how buprenorphine can benefit patients with opioid use ...

Nearly all Americans are aware of the U.S. opioid crisis. Overdose deaths increased sixfold between 2003 and 2023, from 12,940 to 79,358. Yearly increases have been especially steep since 2013, when ...

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Prevention Point Philadelphia’s drop-in center on Kensington Avenue used to be a ...

Margaret Lowenstein previously worked as a clinician with Prevention Point Philadelphia's mobile overdose response unit. She receives funding from the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the Pew ...

RIDGEFIELD, Wash. — First responders in Clark County are participating in a pilot project through the Washington State Department of Health in which they are offering patients an additional medication ...