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When an Iowa Family Doctor Takes On the Opioid Epidemic
"Dr. Gastala has to follow strict federal requirements and live with the possibility that the Drug Enforcement Administration might inspect her office with no warning. Insurers require her to jump through constant hoops to get the medication approved for her patients.
She has found that addiction treatment is incredibly complex work, not least because the patients often have unaddressed mental health problems."
"Dr. Gastala has to follow strict federal requirements and live with the possibility that the Drug Enforcement Administration might inspect her office with no warning. Insurers require her to jump through constant hoops to get the medication approved for her patients.
She has found that addiction treatment is incredibly complex work, not least because the patients often have unaddressed mental health problems."
