Huntington Beach pharmacy shut down, connected to Dr. Tseng

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- Pacifica Pharmacy in Huntington Beach was a popular place for Southern California prescription drug addicts. Investigators with the California Board of Pharmacy said it was no accident that drug addicts went there because "no questions were asked."

One Orange County mother told us about the moment she learned her only son Riley was dead.

"I dropped to my knees, and I just went into shock," Leslie Vaughn said.

Her son's overdose is one of at least 19 deaths linked to Dr. Lisa Tseng.

The Rowland Heights now former physician is facing trial on three counts of second-degree murder in the overdose deaths of Joey Rovero, Steven Ogle and Vu Nguyen. She has pleaded not guilty.

But six more dead Tseng patients are named in the criminal complaint that lists felony charges against Tseng for unlawful prescription.

"I blame her for a lot of it. There's just too many, there's too many," Vaughn said.

Pharmacy records show that Tseng prescribed Opana, Soma and Xanax to Vaughn's son in 2009. Tseng settled a wrongful death lawsuit with Riley's family; it's one of 12 wrongful death lawsuits Tseng has settled so far.

"This is a club you don't want to join," Vaughn said. "All these kids are connected, that common thread."

But there's another apparent connection among many of Tseng's former patients, and that's Pacifica Pharmacy in Huntington Beach.

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Huntington Beach pharmacy shut down, connected to Dr. Tseng