Federal court prohibits Tarpon Springs pain clinic from distributing opioids

The Department of Justice announced a federal court issued a temporary restraining order on a clinic in Tarpon Springs. The order prohibits the clinic, its operators, and the doctor from administering, dispensing, or distributing any controlled substances, including issuing prescriptions for opioids. The DOJ said The United States alleged in a complaint filed on October 11 that Dr. Vivian Herrero, Christopher Ferguson and Patricia Ferguson used Phoenix Medical Management Care Centers in Tarpon Springs to unlawfully issue controlled substance prescriptions. The unlawful use of the pain clinic to administer, dispense and distribute controlled substances violates the Controlled Substances Act.