WNEP posted a story Thursday on Dr. Stephanie Tarapchak, who practiced in Ashland, is now facing drug charges.
She is accused from writing prescriptions to pain killers that have led to overdoses and one death.
Tarapchak is also facing charges for smuggling drugs into the Lackawanna County Prison by hiding them inside her rectum.
Tarapchak is to be prosecuted in Lackawanna County court, where she is also locked up at this time.
Tarapchak was charged with corrupt organizations, drug delivery resulting in death, prescribing outside the scope of practice, distribution/prescription to a drug dependent person, refusal or failure to keep records, controlled substance contraband to a confined person, perjury, endangering the welfare of children, recklessly endangering another person, insurance fraud, theft by deception and criminal conspiracy.
Link to full story below
http://wnep.com/2014/01/02/ashland-doctor-facing-drug-charges/
http://republicanherald.com/news/ag-schulkill-county-doctor-smuggled-drugs-into-lackawanna-county-prison-unlawfully-prescribed-pain-pills-1.1610951
