Scott Deberry: And, you know, once you get around the tattoos and the way he talkscause he talks to you as if hes talking to you on the streets As long as he was going to take care of me and make me feel okay, or make me feel better, I had no problem with that. Federal prosecutors say his help often amounted to dealing drugs for sex. Khazan: And sometimes theyd even ask their followers and fans to back them up. The cameraman who shot the pilot, who requested anonymity because he doesnt want to be associated with Youngs case, heard about Young through a mutual friend and visited him several times to shoot footage for what he hoped could become a reality show. We got a very, uh, important (Fades under.). (Dawn did not press charges at the time, and she declined to speak with me for this story.). One of the differences between physicians and nurse practitioners is that physicians are regulated by a state Board of Medicine, while in most states, nurse practitioners are regulated by a state Board of Nursing. The waiting room often overflowed with patients. Young: That was what Im going to say. But she also told me the story of her ex-husband. Kevin: And were going to ask our friendsour warriors out thereto put these folks in their place, because, you know, the Golden Rule. She appreciated that he asked about her grandkids. Why would you go to this doctor? So, uh, here we are, sitting by the pool. Updated at 10:28 p.m. But Young soon revealed a blustering personality that started to overwhelm the team project. Longoria: Olga Khazan is a staff writer at The Atlantic whos been covering the opioid epidemic for the last seven years. She would get phone calls at her house, answer, and hear only strange whispers, she said in a court hearing. Khazan: Even LaRhonda, the retired teacher who had soured on Jeff, told me that Jeff was the rare provider who would take her pain seriously. But when he suggested it the way he did, I took it seriously. Will be glad to take the balance out of your ass. He asked another patient, to whom he prescribed the opioid hydrocodone, to come in for a checkup the following day and wear a short skirt and no panties., Young was sometimes even more direct. Khazan: He had an account on Periscope, the live-streaming site. Visit our website terms of use at www.wnyc.org for further information. Patients say the Rock Doc helped them like no one else could. But it seemed like she wasnt the only one getting pain meds from the Rock Doc. American doctors went on to prescribe opioids at much higher rates than their counterparts in other countries. Then and over the ensuing months, I spoke with dozens of Youngs friends, enemies, alleged victims, and former co-workers. Long after the criminal charges against him became known, many of Youngs patients and friends came to his defenseincluding some whom he had seemingly wronged. They liked his plainspoken approach to medicine, a profession typically associated with jargon and elitism. In 2013, she was diagnosed with fibromyalgia, a chronic disorder that is usually accompanied by widespread pain and fatigue. 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. Mellow and slow, it moves under the narration the way water moves through a stream.). Khazan: So Ive written a million stories about this. was found dead of an apparent overdose. Even if the treatment doesnt work, it feels good to be listened to when youre used to being ignored. One patient she knew kept a cane in the trunk of her car and visited doctors offices with it in order to appear disabled so she could get more pills. You know that. The agency also searched Youngs cellphone. The biggest blow came in 2019, when Jeff was indicted by the federal government for overprescribing opioids, often in order to get, quote, money, notoriety, and sexual favors., In a court hearing, investigators described several Facebook messages between Jeff and his patients, identified only by their initials. There were reports of after-hours partiespossibly of Jeff having sex with his patients. (A long moment of music with no narration before it fades out. Wear a short skirt and no panties.. Its joined at points by a line of harmony played on a synthesizer.). He was found in his bedroom, where the ambulance service discovered an empty syringe under his pillow and empty pill bottles on his bedside table that had been filled that month. The clinic mostly offered cosmetic treatments, and it was located in a strip mall in a more industrial part of town, next to a chiropractor and a place called Genes Tire & Wrecker. Sometimes he wore scrubs, but most of the time he had on jeans, scrub tops, and a rock T-shirt, and a doctors jacket. The first move of any significant consequence for Young came in early 2017, when the DEA raided the clinic. Tanya Ballard: I think people are Just didnt like Jeff. To a different patient, he wrote, Come fuck me at my office right now., It is not illegal for doctors to have sex with their patients, though its considered unethical. If you speak against me, she remembers him saying, youre gonna regret it.. Its heavy, and it loops. I asked to speak with him for this story, but because of a gag order on the case, his lawyer declined interviews with me. The nurse practitioner Jeffrey Young produced a reality-TV pilot in which he branded himself "the Rock Doc., The week that followed Martin Luther King Jr.s assassination was revolutionaryso why was it nearly forgotten? This social-media stardom appears to have helped inoculate him against concerns that his loose approach to medicine could harm anyone. He was the casual party guy, not the stuffy doctor. His lawyer also declined to answer any specific allegations. Jackson Sun. Every single time I went to that doctor and I left, Stairway to Heaven played. (Soft percussive synthesizer music plays.). The scenes are meant to serve as a testament to the effectiveness of Youngs work hard, play harder ethos. Christi Calles: His doctors office was just rocked out. Like many actual rock stars, he flamed out on his own extravagant lifestyle. Young grabs them and takes a big whiff. Khazan: So, like, that doctor-patient interaction and how the opioids actually got prescribed. Through his attorney, he declined to comment on this and the other allegations in this story because of a gag order issued by the judge in the case.). A restaurant called the Little Rebel displayed a Confederate flag. Nearly a fifth of the citys residents live below the poverty line, and many are afflicted with chronic diseases that often accompany the stresses of a low income. After the raid, Young spent the night in jail on an outstanding warrant, and PreventaGenix closed soon after. It really meant a lot to me. 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. Then it fades out.). Its a small town; people talk. After PreventaGenix shut down, Young told his patients on Facebook that they could contact Reitz and Patels attorney to get their medical records. At least 50 women are thought to have come to the clinic to have sex with Young, some of them allegedly doing so in exchange for drugs, according to court testimony. Even after this, she returned to Young as a patient. Without doing a physical exam, Young diagnosed MY with chronic lower-back pain and anxiety, the letter details. Young was a people pleaser, as one former employee described him. had lower back pain and complained of numbness in his left arm. As the nursing boards investigation of Young inched along, another agency launched its own probe into the Rock Doc. 1,274 likes. Calles: I just wasnt getting the care I needed. All right, guys. When I visited the clinic shortly before the hearing, Young had just finished up with a patient. FNP Jeff Young Jr. shares his life with his fans and promotes a healthy and fun lifestyle to make you "young" at heart! The story of how that doctor-patient communication broke downhundreds of thousands of timesis what Olga wanted to understand. To have a medical provider be polite to you, accept you, maybe even dig through your charts to find the root cause of your ailmentsit can be validating. Young: (Just after another person laughs.) A woman Ill call Stephanie developed a friendship with Young a few years ago when she was regularly seeing him for swelling in her throat. Not that theyre not cheating on their wives. Young grew up in Bethel Springs, a 700-person village near Jackson. And it was immediately clear that he is not your average medical provider. (There were different Jeff Youngs in [the Records Management System] and I had very little information so he was not added to the report, the police report states.) He tied the knot with his beautiful wife Dr. Petra. Everybody pay fucking attention worldwide because Im about to save this motherfuckers lifelive on Periscope broadcast! The week that followed Martin Luther King Jr.s assassination was revolutionaryso why was it nearly forgotten? In one post, tagged with American holocaust, he writes, I have always been a survivor and have scars of significance to symbolize thus, and this is where they have underestimated me and my resolve., In March 2020, after the coronavirus pandemic broke out, Young petitioned the court to be released to house arrest because he was on immunosuppressive drugs for a kidney transplant he had years ago and was concerned about the risk of complications from COVID-19. Khazan: But the pilot also showed the other side of Jeff. Purdue Pharma ad voice-over: Once youve found the right doctor and have told him or her about your pain, dont be afraid to take what they give you. Young and the others were among dozens of doctors, nurses, and pharmacists arrested across seven states, targets in the nations largest takedown of medical providers related to prescription opioids. Some of the pills had been prescribed by Young. ], Oh, you look fine to me.. Khazan: The Rock Doc, Jeff Young, has been in jail for almost two years, awaiting trial. Jackson, TN USA. While Youngs antics could be a nightmare for his staff, his pool of patients increased as word about his practice spread. (Laughs heartily.). Of course other doctors dont write as many prescriptions, the implication seemed to be. We put out calls and emails to dozens of Jeff Youngs patients. It was just rocked out. JACKSON, Tenn. The end is nowhere close for three medical professionals charged in a federal opioid crackdown earlier this year. So hes a little out there. MY died on August 25, 2015, from an apparent drug overdose. They are often too under-resourced and understaffed to keep a watchful eye on all medical providers. Khazan: The videos were sarcastic and loose, intimate in their own bizarre way. Scott Deberry: But after a while, when you read stuff, how many people could be wrong? Khazan: And he posted dozens of videos there. (Young has pleaded not guilty to all charges. He didnt mind saying a curse word or two.. According to a medical-board report, one employee recalled Young having sex in his office with a patient who appeared to be drugged; when Young left, she was passed out on the couch. Calles: Yes. And now we see the result. Our team also includes Gabrielle Berbey, Emily Botein, Matt Collette, Tracie Hunte, and me, Natalia Ramirez. We wont know if Young is guilty of everything the government says he is, or how much additional time, if any, he will serve, until later this year. Others accused me of seeking to discredit Young and slander his name. In confessional-style interviews, Young seems to enjoy offending anyone whos shocked by his approach. Khazan: I was wondering if your ex-husband still supports Jeff or thinks he was a good medical provider. The opioid epidemicwhich appears to only be getting worsehas made clear that wherever pain exists in America, grifters will follow. Hey! One story I found in a letter from Jeffs nursing-board case stuck with me. Calles: Doctors judged me because of my weight. Thats not my fucking problem, all right? Thats very distressing Yeah, Im shocked, you know? 40 members in the TDBauto community. (The music changes tone, becoming a little more up-tempo and treble-heavy.). Dang, Jeff What happened? Helena Louvaris and Melanie Lupino, two of Youngs staunch defenders, both declined to speak with me when I called them back to see if they still supported him after he was jailed. Khazan: Jeff and his friend Kevin would often head to Periscope to defend themselves. Years before the launch of PreventaGenix, Young had already been accused of abusing his nurse-practitioner license. A transcript of this episode is presented below: (Abruptly, rock music begins to play, and then, just as quickly, it ends with a light echo.). And doctorswho work in what is, after all, a service professionsometimes feel that its easier to pacify the patient than to push back. Khazan: In his Periscope videos, Jeff insisted it was all fun and games, and people were just criticizing him because of his style. Obesity and diabetes are rampant; so is chronic pain. An obese man explains that Young helped him with his swollen leg. If a patient would text him a compliment, he would blast it all over Facebook, one former employee told me. In another, he totters around with an empty bottle of bourbon and pans the camera over to Phillips, who is asleep on the couch. I am sick of people only judging you by what you do in your personal life, one woman wrote on his Facebook page in September 2016, when Young was charged with assault after a woman claimed that he had screamed at her in the parking lot of his office. Hes prescribing drugs that people want, another man added. His case offers a unique look at the opioid crisis. Young was indicted on drug-trafficking charges in April 2019. His case before the nursing board stalled for two more years. 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. Khazan: I had a lot of Why on earth? questions: Why would he do this? With a heavy Mercy me, Phillips produces a pair of womens panties from a bag. His vision was, evidently, to one day launch a reality series of the same name. (Ringing leads into a soft, humming organ song.). Khazan: Because I couldnt talk to Jeff, Ive spent more hours than I want to admit combing through his Periscope videos, trying to understand this man. Additional audio from Purdue Pharma, The Rock Doc TV Show, @JY2RocDoc, and Bat Pig Pictures. Thank you for taking care of me, not just the sex and satisfaction but the Soma too, wrote one patient, referring to a muscle relaxer. Though he was not an M.D., Young christened himself the Rock Doc.. He pleaded not guilty to the . Scott Deberry: I just didnt like all the bickering on social media and in that newspaper. Over that time, his online following grew. Minutes after finishing the second drink, Stephanie fell face-first onto the floor. Thats okay. I had a lot of Why on earth? questions, the Atlantic reporter Olga Khazan says. And hed stream from inside the clinic sometimes. (Droning music, reflective and cool, plays.). Khazan: This is Tanya Ballard. Whenever he ran into trouble, his fans would fill his social-media feeds with pledges of support. Young was among them. ), Youngs sexual desires and need to please patients allegedly soon blurred together. This is Aalto. Jacksons cheeriness, though, is at odds with the populations somewhat grim physical health. Listen to the trailer for Holy Week. It feels claustrophobic.). The DEA raided Jeffs clinic and seized all of his computers and thousands of doses of the opioid hydrocodone. (The synthesizer takes over the harmony, traipsing up and down the melody line before it quiets and the episode ends.). Khazan: When Jeffs indictment became public, LeAnnlike many of his former patientswas suspicious at first. Khazan: Thirty-one doctors and seven other nurse practitioners were busted in that same Justice Department sweep that caught Jeff. He did know exactly what to talk to him about to make him feel at ease, and he impressed that grumpy old man so much that that was his primary-care doctor and the only doctor he would see. Trial dates have been set for "Rock Doc" Jeffery Young, his supervising physicians, and two more medical professionals recently indicted on additional drug trafficking charges. Khazan: Ive talked to a lot of patients over the years who feel very uncomfortable around their doctors. His indictment implicated him and two of his former supervising physicians, Alexander Alperovich and Andrew Rudin, and alleged that Youngs motives in prescribing controlled substances to his patients were often to obtain money, notoriety, and sexual favors. Alperovich and Rudin, the indictment claims, accepted money derived from the proceeds of the conspiracy in exchange for their purported supervision. (Both have pleaded not guilty. The department suggested that he surrender his license in order to resolve the matter quickly, but according to a report from The Tennessean and The Jackson Sun, a defiant Young rejected that offer. Patel left soon after. Who cares? All throughout the past few months, Youngs fans have papered his Facebook wall with loving messages. A year later, the Tennessee nursing board suspended his ability to prescribe most opioids and other controlled substances for two years, saying that he had prescribed them irresponsibly. Khazan: The Rock Doc, Jeff Young, has been in jail for almost two years, awaiting trial. (Endo denied the allegations.) They go on working. Will be glad to take the balance out of your ass. To another, Jeff asked, You want to come by for a checkup tomorrow? His black shirt collar didnt quite hide the tattoos on the back of his neck. The resulting videos are typical scenes from a medical practicepeople donning gloves, waiting in chairsspliced together over a heavy-metal soundtrack. She said, He latches on to young single mothers, and he rushes in and wants toquote-unquotesave them.. 2,760 Followers, 1,655 Following, 2,046 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Jeff Young II (JY2) #RockDoc (@jeffyoungii) One employee recalled him sometimes being too drunk to see patients. I tried to reach out to women who Jeff was rumored to have exchanged drugs for sex with, but none of them wanted to talk on the record. Young became known for putting drugs into the hands of almost anyone who asked. The week that followed Martin Luther King Jr.s assassination was revolutionaryso why was it nearly forgotten? By 2012, Young was allegedly supplying testosterone without a clear medical reason to high schoolers who wanted to bulk up. The men each contributed $40,000 to the endeavor. Young: All right. But Young was eager to let the world know that he was no typical nurse practitioner. Khazan: Or stitch someone up after they cut themselves on a wine glass. Once his colleagues were out of the business, Young began crafting a persona based around rock music and hard living. Jackson nurse practitioner Jeffrey Young will await his opioid trafficking trial in jail, an appeals court decided Thursday. One admitted that Young had flirted with her. The Experiment is a co-production of The Atlantic and WNYC Studios. And he said, You be sure and tell them that Jeff is the best doctor Ive ever seen. He said, Promise me you will tell them that. I said, I promise I will. I said, I will tell them that., (The music plays up for a long moment, then fades out under the narration.). She became his patient around 2016. Shed come to see Jeff for a range of health issues, from diabetes to cystitis, and she just didnt buy the things people were saying about him. Prosecutors say Young used his rebellious persona to take advantage of patients, distributing highly addictive painkillers on demand and in large quantities for profitand, often, his own sexual gratification. Young cries at his sons fifth-grade graduation, then explains that hes so emotional because his nurses are having their periods. Jeff immediately sees that he is inyou know, hes in pretty bad shape. Young: Listen, I am for the patient. Young seemed eager to hire lots of staff, but would end up firing them later. Khazan: Do you remember what kind of music was playing? Sound design by David Herman. Not all of them were into the whole edgy hard-rock thing at first. A Professional theme for architects, construction and interior designers Nurse practitioners have played a key role in Tennessees opioid epidemic. Naylor: (A sharp inhale.) Federal prosecutors who charged him in a massive opioid bust say he overprescribed painkillers, often for "money, notoriety, and sexual favors." Young's case provides a rare gl (The music opens up into a technologic rainforest as synthesizers mimic birdsong.). There was no statement even made to the Feds. Less than half answered. Through his lawyer, Michael R. Working, Phillips did not return several requests for comment. Stephanie would accompany him to different clubs in the area, and wherever he went, she said, he was surrounded by hired bodyguards and friends she called bouncers, who were around for the times when he drank too much or flirted with women and got into fights with their boyfriends. He remarried in 2006. Lets see here, shes 23, Young says. Similarly, Young appeared to get the benefit of the doubt from virtually everyone. Like, all these doctors who are really out of line and just writing so many scripts for so many addictive drugs, theyre really not being careful at all. The whole thing was Very Online. Years active. Use the hashtag #TheExperimentPodcast, or write to us at theexperiment@theatlantic.com. every time. 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. (Lo-fi synthesizer music plays up. Naylor: I felt like he was being treated unfairlythat maybe he had even been set up. During one club night, Young bought Stephanie two drinks and his friends handed them to her. (A meandering guitar melody enters the background. He blasted heavy metal at his private practice and filled his Instagram feed with photos of himself smoking cigars. Two bouncers made sure she got home, but when she woke up in bed the next morning, her eyes were black, her nose was broken, and her mouth was bleeding. Toward the end of PreventaGenix, the nurse practitioner so many people had praised deteriorated, according to former employees. But tonally, much of the footage betrays him. (Plucky yet funky music plays. This is a bunch of bull crap, she said. I accept all insurance, he told her. In November 2016, the health department threatened to file charges against Young before the board of nursing. Many medical providers are small-business owners who operate with limited oversight from authorities. The music plays on.). In September 2014, Young, Reitz, and Patel opened their first clinic and called it PreventaGenix. Khazan: Christi had really appreciated what Jeff did for her. Trust me, I got people, he says to the camera. Stephanie had been in an abusive relationship and dealt with a slew of other traumas. Throughout Jackson, he had created for himself a reputation as a rock-and-roll renegade, happily showing off his piercings, tattoos, and goatee. The clinic sat on a quiet road crammed with other medical practicesa sleep doctor, a dentist, a nephrologist, an orthodontisteach in its own brick McMansion. All of his patients I saw when I would come would be all white. Ultimately, what hastened Youngs downfall is that some of the female patients asking him for drugs were undercover officers. The clinics aim would be to halt the parade of miseriesheart attacks, early deaths, hospital billsbrought on by the obesity epidemic. Khazan: Not long after Jeff opened Preventagenix, the Tennessee nursing board started to investigate him for prescribing high doses of opioids to his patients, even when he didnt have a good medical reason. As many as three women a day allegedly came to his office for sex, though one former employee said Young might have had sex with more women after hours. Of the women who returned my calls, none wanted to speak on the record under her real name, but all denied that Young had sexually abused them. Jeffrey " Jeff " Young (born March 31, 1962) is an American guitarist. Khazan: To me, this felt immature, but it was all part of the brand. M.Y. This ingratiating tendency allegedly extended to handing out prescriptions. (Later, Phillips pleaded guilty to threatening a Drug Enforcement Administration agent who was investigating Young. Longoria: Pharmaceutical companies marketed these drugs aggressively to doctors. 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. The entire epidemic has been an unending story of doctors, pharmaceutical executives, and public officials blithely ignoring signs of danger. When the local news station, WBBJ, posted a story about Youngs case on Facebook, the usual chorus of defenders raised their voices. They described Young to me as intelligent, as knowing almost as much as a doctor would knowor maybe even more. Naylor: And I remember him saying, Bring him to the office. Young: So Im gonna not have a cigar. One young man told me he went to Youngs house that year to pay cash for a vial, knowing that a traditional doctor would be unlikely to prescribe testosterone to a healthy teenage boy. Sometimes the two men would fight, and broken glass would litter the floor. Young: (Moaning.) Throughout the opioid epidemic, a distressing number of doctors have seen a perverse opportunity in Americans suffering. Jackson nurse-practitioner Jeffrey Young, known as the "Rock Doc," was released on bond and will be allowed to continue treating patients, a federal judge ruled Thursday. 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