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 ...

LAPORTE | A woman admitted in court Friday to her role in a LaPorte meth lab that produced toxic vapors causing the teeth of her 6-year-old daughter to rot out. Debra Benedict would receive a six-year ...

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, ...