Jeffrey Young, APRN, known locally as the "Rock Doc," has been convicted by a federal jury for illegally prescribing opioids out of his medical practice, the Department of Justice reported April 3.
Mr. Young used his medical practice, Preventagenix, to prescribe over 1 million medically unnecessary controlled substances, including oxycodone and fentanyl. He also prescribed these pills to pregnant women and to other women in exchange for physical relations.
He had a self-produced reality TV show surrounding his persona as the "Rock Doc."
Mr. Young was officially convicted of conspiracy to unlawfully distribute controlled substances, maintaining a drug-involved premises and 13 counts of distributing controlled substances, six of which involved distribution to a pregnant woman.
He is set to be sentenced on Aug. 3, 2023, and faces a maximum penalty of 40 years in prison for each count involving distribution to a pregnant woman and 20 years in prison for each of the other counts of conviction.