{"id":159327,"date":"2015-08-07T06:38:14","date_gmt":"2015-08-07T13:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=159327"},"modified":"2022-02-04T18:23:02","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T02:23:02","slug":"ufcs-drug-czar-call-me-if-you-have-a-drug-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/ufcs-drug-czar-call-me-if-you-have-a-drug-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC&#8217;s Drug Czar: &#8216;Call Me If You Have A Drug Problem&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Jon-Jones3.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-139404\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Jon-Jones3.png\" alt=\"Jon-Jones3\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Jon-Jones3.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Jon-Jones3-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Jon-Jones3-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Jon-Jones3-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe don\u2019t have, at the present time, any mandatory treatment program. But 100 percent, any athlete that tests positive for these types of recreational drugs, we will do everything to provide the option to provide those resources for our athletes.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cMy message would be to get on the phone and give me a call. I\u2019m here because we are separating ourselves from the administration of the anti-doping policy. I think that frees me up to be an advocate for our guys, and I hope I\u2019m somebody that they can trust with questions, whether they be (PED-related) or recreational-drug related. I want to be that guy here on the inside of the UFC that athletes recognize is looking out for them \u2013 not out to get them.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>UFC Vice President of Athlete Health and Performance Jeff Novitzky, told <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2015\/08\/despite-no-formal-policy-ufc-drug-czar-promises-treatment-programs-are-a-call-away\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAJunkie<\/a> that there is currently no treatment plan in place for fighters who test positive for recreational drugs, but did say any fighter can give him a call if they have a problem.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALL ACCESS &#8212; Go Inside BJ Penn&#8217;s UFC Hall-Of-Fame Induction<\/strong><br \/>\n[ooyala code=&#8221;w2aHFwdjr22EEGhgac8QJfRqzUOarSwy&#8221; player_id=&#8221;bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2&#8243; width=\u201c640&#8243; height=\u201c360&#8243; auto=&#8221;true&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t have, at the present time, any mandatory treatment program. 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