SCRANTON (AP) - A northeastern Pennsylvania doctor convicted of operating a pill mill out of her office is heading to prison.

The (Pottsville) Republican-Herald reports that Stephanie Tarapchak was sentenced Thursday in a Lackawanna County courtroom to serve 7½ to 15 years in state prison.Tarapchak apologized and says she accepts responsibility for her actions.The 47-year-old Ashland woman was charged with writing illegal prescriptions for herself and others who were hooked on painkillers and anxiety drugs.One patient who frequently returned to her office died of a drug overdose after receiving powerful pain medication used for cancer patients.Tarapchak was convicted in October on eight counts including drug delivery resulting in death and insurance fraud.