KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Rodney Rogers remembers the pain. His teeth constantly ached, so severely at times he would dig into his gums with a needle hoping to sever the nerves and stop the pain. As he ...

LAPORTE | A 6-year-old girl living in a home where methamphetamine was allegedly cooked is suffering from what can be major effects of exposure to the drug's potentially deadly vapors. The girl was ...

Q: "Dr. Arnold, I recently heard the expression `meth mouth' used in relation to a teenage drug user in my neighborhood. What does that mean?" A: We have all read stories about the growing problem of ...

Severe dental disease is common among people addicted to methamphetamine and cocaine, as is tooth loss, complicating treatment and recovery. Oral health is often entirely overlooked by individuals ...

Methamphetamine is a potent stimulant in the same class of drugs as cocaine, but it’s far stronger, with effects that can last for hours. It can come in pill, powder, or paste form and may be smoked, ...