Nurse Practitioner Convicted for Illegally Prescribing Opioids to Patients

A former Tennessee nurse practitioner known as the “Rock Doc” has been convicted for illegally prescribing pills to hundreds of patients, including a pregnant woman, the Department of Justice announced.

Last week a federal jury convicted 49-year-old Jeffrey Young for illegally prescribing opioids, including oxycodone and fentanyl, from his medical practice Preventagenix in Jackson.

Evidence presented at trial showed that Young prescribed more than 1 million “medically unnecessary” controlled substance pills to hundreds of patients, including a pregnant woman and women he had “inappropriate” sexual relationships with, according to prosecutors.

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