Possible risks from taking the drug include accidental poisoning and addiction
0.7 million of 2.4 million U.S. adults misused buprenorphine in 2019; motivations for misuse include being hooked, physical pain relief
Gupta was the former health commissioner of West Virginia and is chief medical and health officer for the March of Dimes
Less than 5 percent of prescribers account for half of all buprenorphine treatment in the country