Two clinics suspected of illegally dispensing prescription drugs in North Georgia have reopened weeks after police shut them down.
Doctor’s Health Center in Fort Oglethorpe and Advance Wellness in Calhoun are back in business, prompting criticism and concern from employees of nearby businesses and from others worried about the spread of so-called “pill mills” and the easy access to drugs that some clinics provide.
“I can’t believe they reopened so soon,” said Brandi Dean, an employee at South Cleaners, located two doors down from Doctor’s Health Center.
Doctor’s Health Center, a weight-loss clinic, was raided March 1. Advance Wellness, a pain management clinic, was raided March 16.
Some people criticized Calhoun officials at a recent City Council meeting after owners of Advance Wellness were given back their business license and an estimated 200,000 pills given to law enforcement by one of the clinic’s doctors.