A former Weirton doctor has been charged with distributing and obtaining a controlled substance.

Cheri Gryskevich, who no longer has a medical license, was charged Monday with distribution and obtaining a controlled substance by fraud, both felony offenses.

Gryskevich is believed to have called a local pharmacy on Jan. 4 posing as a doctor. Police said Gryskevich requested the pharmacy fill a prescription of Lorcet for a third party

Lorcet is a highly addictive schedule III controlled substance similar to Vicodin that combines two types of pain medicine to treat moderate to severe pain.

At the time of her arrest Monday, Gryskevich was free on bond on four felony counts of distribution of a controlled substance. She was originally charged in September 2006 after police said she was writing prescriptions for controlled substances.

A motion to revoke her bond for the September charges was granted.

The Hancock-Brooke-Weirton Drug Task Force is asking all local pharmacies to be aware of the illegal activities. Officials are asking pharmacies to contact the task force at 304-797-8574 if anyone attempts to fill prescriptions from Gryskevich.

Further, the task force is asking any patient who has recently received medications or a prescription from Gryskevich to call the task force and to not fill the prescription.

Investigators said they have received information that persons are attempting to fill the illegal prescriptions issued by Gryskevich as far away as Erie, Pa.

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-Renee Cardelli, NEWS9