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4 doctors, 2 nurse practitioners, 3 pharmacists among 19 indicted in Metro Detroit drug scheme
Read full article: 4 doctors, 2 nurse practitioners, 3 pharmacists among 19 indicted in Metro Detroit drug schemeDETROIT โ Four doctors, two nurse practitioners and three pharmacists are among the 19 people who have been indicted in connection with an elaborate drug scheme that went on for years, officials said. The opioid epidemic is still very much a problem in Metro Detroit, with people addicted to and dying from pain pills, heroin and fentanyl. Oxycodone, Percocet and hydrocodone are powerful pain pills that were pedaled on the streets for cash. โThese people are greedy and they donโt care about the average citizen,โ said Steve Dolunt, the former assistant Detroit police chief. โAverage people, some people, have pain,โ Dolunt said.
19 Metro Detroiters charged in opioid scheme involving 4 doctors, 5 pharmacies, 2 million pills
Read full article: 19 Metro Detroiters charged in opioid scheme involving 4 doctors, 5 pharmacies, 2 million pillsOfficials said 19 people from 12 different cities in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties have been charged in a massive $41 million opioid distribution scheme that involved four doctors, two nurses, nearly 2 million pills and five Metro Detroit pharmacies.