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