1 Year Term For Ex-Ohio Doctor Who Pushed Pills

A former Ohio doctor has been sentenced to a year in prison for distributing pain medication without a legitimate medical purpose. Federal investigators allege Terry Dragash worked at a Columbus medical clinic from 2001 through 2011 where he and other doctors were required to see 50 to 100 patients a day. Investigators say many patients treated at Columbus Southern Medical Clinic were drug addicts traveling long distances just to get pain pills. The 59-year-old Dragash of suburban Columbus pleaded guilty in May to one count of conspiracy to distribute oxycodone. Judge Gregory Frost on Thursday sentenced Dragash to 12 months and one day. Prosecutors say Dragash had a history of alcohol and cocaine abuse. His attorney, Isabella Dixon, said his cocaine addiction caused a downward spiral.