The Experiment

The ‘Rock Doc’ Who Prescribed 1.4 Million Pain Pills

The Experiment ›

30:52 | Apr 1st, 2021

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The patients of the nurse practitioner and aspiring reality star Jeffrey Young say he helped them like nobody else could. Federal prosecutors who charged him in a massive opioid bust say he overprescr...Show More



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rmmiller364 recommended:May 3rd, 2021

Honestly, it seems like some of the characteristics that made this guy a great doctor for some people were also the reasons why he was a really bad doctor. Some people’s “relatable” is another person’s “unprofessional” and “inappropriate.” It is a very scathing indictment of doctors’ treatment of t...Show More

I thought this episode was:

💛 Honest
😱 Horrifying
💡 Educational
🤯 Unbeliveable
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sms011May 5th, 2021

@rmmiller364 I totally agree. I don’t need my doctors to be relatable, but I do need them to listen to me and do what they can to help. My sense is that since this guy did the latter for many of his patients, they were willing to overlook the crazier aspects of his personality and bizarre behavior.

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phocks recommended:Apr 17th, 2021

This was an interesting one, with 2 sides to the story.

I thought this episode was:

💡 Educational
👍 Well-produced
🕵️‍ Well-researched
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