Wasilla doctor pleads guilty to drug charge after illegal opioid prescriptions contributed to deaths

Opioids (Creative Commons photo by K-State Research and Extension)
A Wasilla doctor has admitted to illegally prescribing thousands of opioid pills to patients, which federal prosecutors say contributed to five deaths.
David Chisholm, 64, pleaded guilty in federal court June 3 to one count of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance.
Chisholm admitted to prescribing patients various narcotic painkillers and opioids — including oxycodone, morphine and fentanyl — without a legit