 The drugs had a street value of more than $20 million. | Five people in Detroit, including Dr. Michelle Ritter, 60, and Dr. Charise Valentine, 62, were indicted and are accused of running a $20m drug conspiracy. The doctors accepted only cash and charged patients based on the quantity, type and dosage of prescription opioids. The doctors primarily prescribed oxycodone and oxymorphone. Oxycodone sells for $17-$22 per pill in Detroit. In Kentucky and Ohio the pills sell for $45. The doctors issued more than 674,500 doses of opioids. Medicare was billed nearly $2 million. |  |
