An Abingdon Virginia Nurse Practitioner Who Admitted To Charges Related To The Illegal Distribution Of Opiates And Other Prescription Drugs Has Been Ordered To Spend Time In Federal Prison. 43 Year Old Matthew Sykes Pleaded Guilty In U.S. District Court In Abingdon To Conspiring To Misbrand A Drug And Illegally Distributing Schedule Three And Four Controlled Substances. A Judge Ordered Him To Serve Five Years Followed By Three Years Of Supervised Release. Sykes Was Employed By Watauga Recovery Center Until April Of Last Year.