"They didn't cut out the stuff that's expensive, or the stuff that's hard to do, or the stuff that makes the place look bad," said Gastfriend, who has consulted with several states, cities, and foreign countries on addiction issues. He called the report a model for other cities, saying that the task force "seemed to want something that was scientifically valid, meaningful, a true guide to things needed for dealing with this epidemic." He was impressed that the report not only seeks to expand use of medication-assisted treatments like buprenorphine but seeks to track how many get it.