Why Is The DEA Hounding This Doctor?

THE DOCTOR: Montana neurologist Dr. Richard Nelson says a drug-diversion inquiry took him by surprise: "We thought we were doing everything just about right."
WILLIAM CAMPBELL FOR TIME
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No one knows yet if any of Nelson's patients may have overdosed or illegally sold their meds--and the DEA is keeping mum. But even if he is eventually absolved, the Montana native plans to close his practice. "We thought we were doing everything just about right," he says. "But now a whole bunch of people are sitting out there hurting like hell." --With reporting by Pat Dawson/Billings

With reporting by Pat Dawson/Billings