He didnt mind saying a curse word or two.. You may not like my tattoos. Fullington, who was also let go, told me she got a threatening call from Young. She doesnt believe the allegations against him, and chalks them up to pure jealousy. FNP Jeff Young Jr. shares his life with his fans and promotes a healthy and fun lifestyle to make you "young" at heart! In 2014, Jeff started seeing a patient with the initials M.Y. Off camera, Young allegedly prescribed 1.4 million addictive pills and had sex with female patients. Sometimes the two men would fight, and broken glass would litter the floor. And, to be honest, most of the time when you see a white male with a lot of tattoos, theyre usually not someone that hangs around with people of different races. (Topix has since been shut down.) One of them was that I had the story all wrong. Dr. Jeff is married to Petra Mickova Petra though she is his second wife. At the same time, building himself up as a renegade nurse practitioner seems to have allowed Young to sweep his faults under the rug of unconventionality. The entire epidemic has been an unending story of doctors, pharmaceutical executives, and public officials blithely ignoring signs of danger. There is a friendliness, too, that one associates with the South. The manufacturers and distributors of prescription opioids have been sued by dozens of states and municipalities for the damage theyve allegedly caused. Phillips popped off to a friend.). Young had also allegedly begun siphoning off $100 almost every day from the clinic for his personal expenses, according to former employees. And Jeff, sitting at the center of it, covered in tattooshe had a sort of unlikely charisma too. Alperovichs lawyer declined to comment.). Rumors started to spread in town that strange things were going on in Jeffs office. I have found accounts of at least 40 other medical providers in the country who have been accused of exchanging sex for addictive drugs. Lots of people refused to talk to me because they fear Young, but many others refused because they love him. He refilled MYs prescriptions for Percocet and Valium, and also prescribed him hydrocodone. Khazan: But the pilot also showed the other side of Jeff. He tied the knot with his beautiful wife Dr. Petra. In March 2019, the health department received a complaint that Young had inappropriate sexual contact with patients, and sent him a letter of warning without disciplining him. But when he suggested it the way he did, I took it seriously. And it was immediately clear that he is not your average medical provider. At first, Young seemed to Reitz like an affable, outgoing dad who loved rock and practiced medicine. The Rock Doc affectations, Louvaris said, merely show that hes different from other doctors. His wife also loves animals and works in the same clinic. You may not like my rock and roll, you may not like my piercings, you may not like my sexy-ass beard, but you know what? Khazan: And sometimes theyd even ask their followers and fans to back them up. (The drugmaker that is most often blamed for the epidemic doesnt agree with this assessment: Suggesting that activities that last occurred more than 16 years ago are responsible for todays complex and multifaceted opioid crisis is deeply flawed, a Purdue Pharma spokesperson, Robert Josephson, said in a statement to The New York Times for a story on this issue.). Naylor: I said, Go see Jeff. And she said, Id rather not. And I said, Why? And she said, Because if I go see him, hell start texting me and calling me. And I said, And wanting to go out with you? And she said, Yeah. Thats the thing. Jacksons cheeriness, though, is at odds with the populations somewhat grim physical health. How far can medical providers go in giving patients what they want? He made them feel comfortable in a way that no other doctor did. Thats okay. The resulting videos are typical scenes from a medical practicepeople donning gloves, waiting in chairsspliced together over a heavy-metal soundtrack. They are often too under-resourced and understaffed to keep a watchful eye on all medical providers. The week that followed Martin Luther King Jr.s assassination was revolutionaryso why was it nearly forgotten? (She did not want to be named for fear of jeopardizing her business.) Aw, shit! Khazan: LaRhonda didnt know anything about all of thisthe nursing board didnt make their investigation publicbut she was following him on social media. Look at me! Another said, I was thinking of you today and how much you have helped me.. In addition to steroid shots, Young prescribed her oxycodone, Xanax, and Adderall for her various medical issues. Ballard: Most doctors dont wanna touch you, and they only wanna address one issue at a time. Other female patients checkout sheets simply said No charge., Though he portrayed himself as harmlessly vulgar, Young could, in fact, get violent with women. You may not like my sexy-ass beard. Pharmacists began to refuse to fill his prescriptions. Wear a short skirt and no panties.. I dont. On April 17, 2019, officials swept through Appalachia, charging 53 medical professionals, including doctors, nurses, and pharmacists. She told me that while she was a patient at the clinic, she had a front-row seat to Preventagenix getting more and more popular. Case 18-11780-BLS Doc 45 Filed 08/02/18 Page 1 of 1041. Longoria: And one of those worst of the worst providers stood out from the others. Khazan: He had an account on Periscope, the live-streaming site. The camera follows Young as he treats patients, talks on a local radio station, dances with women at a club, and brags about drinking. (Ringing leads into a soft, humming organ song.). If a patient would text him a compliment, he would blast it all over Facebook, one former employee told me. Updated at 10:28 p.m. Khazan: Looking at all the allegations, I mean, its overprescribingoverprescribing to someone whose pill bottles had his name on them and who died of a drug overdose. Were small enough where we still talk, Jerry Gist, who was the mayor at the time, told me. Jackson Sun. Former employees speculated that he met the women in bars. Multiple surveys show that people tend to trust health-care workers more than they trust many other professionals, including police officers and clergy members. Thats not my fucking problem, all right? Ballard: I dont believe Jeff overprescribed medication. Like many actual rock stars, he flamed out on his own extravagant lifestyle. Calles: I really am so thankful that he suggested that to me, because if he hadnt have, I probably wouldve never done it, because I wouldnt take anybody else seriously enough to even think about doing it. Khazan: LaRhonda was skepticalbut she was also dealing with a lot of pain. Though Young at first just seemed to go along with the project, he grew more invested after the first visit, the cameraman told me. But she also told me the story of her ex-husband. Young put his name behind charity projects around town, took health insurance, and offered discounts for people who otherwise couldnt afford care. At Youngs practice, the quantities of opioids were larger than many investigations that I conducted, Shirley Pickering, a nursing-board investigator, later said in court. They didnt have tattoos. The clinic sat on a quiet road crammed with other medical practicesa sleep doctor, a dentist, a nephrologist, an orthodontisteach in its own . But it seemed like she wasnt the only one getting pain meds from the Rock Doc. Hows it going? Others accused me of seeking to discredit Young and slander his name. * This article has been clarified to more accurately convey the details of Gutgsell's plea. He would try to squeeze in even more patient visits each daysometimes well over 50, former employees sayand would either forget to document services or would document services he hadnt provided. Less than half answered. Some of the doctors who have been accused of exchanging drugs for sex in recent years threatened patients that they would cut off their supply of painkillers if they didnt gratify them. Why didnt anyone try to put a stop to this? I just had a lot of questions about how could this happen, you know? He even convinced her to get weight-loss surgery. (A moment of narrative silence. The cause of death, according to the letter, was a probable cardiac event due to polypharmacy, or the simultaneous use of multiple drugs.. Hes just laid back. If PreventaGenix staffers suspected that a patient was abusing drugs, they would sometimes try to fire the patient, by telling him or her not to return to the clinic. Heres what I can tell you. I mean, I worked at a bank for 15 years, and when youve worked at a bank and youve cashed checks, you have to judge people in two seconds. (They relied on messages obtained by agents during the investigations into Young.) Opioid manufacturers such as Endo, the maker of Opana, and Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, targeted high-volume providers, in particular generalists, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants, who generally had less expertise in pain management and were more receptive to marketing from sales consultants, according to a lawsuit filed by the state of Tennessee against Endo in May 2019. The Daily Beast Automated News Feed No Censorship, Just News. Looking for Jeff Young online? To get from pharma lab to medicine cabinet, the drug needed to pass through one of the most sacred spaces in America. Minutes after finishing the second drink, Stephanie fell face-first onto the floor. She became his patient around 2016. Rachel Fullington, an early employee of Youngs, told me Young wanted the clinics atmosphere to be loose and fun, while the others wanted it to be more buttoned-up. had lower back pain and complained of numbness in his left arm. And if you want to help other people discover the show, share it online with the hashtag #TheExperimentPodcast, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts. I need you to find this fucker, he wrote, according to court testimony later reported by The Jackson Sun. There was no statement even made to the Feds. They didnt drop F-bombs or smell womens underwear online. (Young has denied that hed had sex with the patient who appeared to be drugged.). What a great, great, great, great song! Young: (Serious, and a little angry.) One admitted that Young had flirted with her. Purdue ad doctor: They dont wear out. Weeks after the indictment made national news, the clinic was packed with people coming and going, one woman who worked in a building with a view of the parking lot told me. He was like a friend. You may not like my piercings. Our team also includes Gabrielle Berbey, Emily Botein, Matt Collette, Tracie Hunte, and me, Natalia Ramirez. He helped her a lot with her pain. She once saw someone running across her yard into the woods. He pleaded not guilty to the charges, and is currently in jail awaiting trial. Over the past two decades, opioids have claimed more than 450,000 American lives. Who cares? All throughout the past few months, Youngs fans have papered his Facebook wall with loving messages. Young was by no means nationally or even regionally known. 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