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People are saying, "Why in the world would Jon Jones keep taking steroids that he knows he will get caught for? It doesn't make any sense so he must be innocent".
Let's review the facts:
Jon Jones has a classic addictive personality. He keeps making the same mistakes regardless of the consequences. Cases in point involving drugs and alcohol:
Jon also has failed tests for cocaine, Clomiphene, Letrozole and Turinabol.
So the question is: Could Jon Jones also be addicted to steroids? Is this why he keeps taking them even though the risk of getting caught is high?
Turns out the answer is YES!
https://www.thecut.com/2016/02/can-an-athlete-get-addicted-to-steroids.html
So … can steroids like these be addictive?
In short, they can be. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, some steroid abusers may become addicted to the drugs, “as evidenced by their continued abuse despite physical problems and negative effects on social relations.” In a section on anabolic steroid abuse on its website, the NIDA continues:
Individuals who abuse steroids can experience withdrawal symptoms when they stop taking steroids, such as mood swings, fatigue, restlessness, loss of appetite, insomnia, reduced sex drive, and steroid cravings. The most dangerous of the withdrawal symptoms is depression, because it sometimes leads to suicide attempts. If left untreated, some depressive symptoms associated with anabolic steroid withdrawal have been known to persist for a year or more after the abuser stops taking the drugs.
Indeed, a 1989 Yale study that suggested users of anabolic steroids could become addicted made the case that they should be treated much like other drug abuse, emphasizing treatment over punishment. A 2009 study in the journal Addiction found that about 30 percent of anabolic androgenic steroids “appear to develop a dependence syndrome.”
I believe Jon Jones continues to take steroids despite the risks to his career because he is addicted to them just like any other drug addict is addicted to their drug of choice.
Let's review the facts:
Jon Jones has a classic addictive personality. He keeps making the same mistakes regardless of the consequences. Cases in point involving drugs and alcohol:
Jon also has failed tests for cocaine, Clomiphene, Letrozole and Turinabol.
So the question is: Could Jon Jones also be addicted to steroids? Is this why he keeps taking them even though the risk of getting caught is high?
Turns out the answer is YES!
https://www.thecut.com/2016/02/can-an-athlete-get-addicted-to-steroids.html
So … can steroids like these be addictive?
In short, they can be. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, some steroid abusers may become addicted to the drugs, “as evidenced by their continued abuse despite physical problems and negative effects on social relations.” In a section on anabolic steroid abuse on its website, the NIDA continues:
Individuals who abuse steroids can experience withdrawal symptoms when they stop taking steroids, such as mood swings, fatigue, restlessness, loss of appetite, insomnia, reduced sex drive, and steroid cravings. The most dangerous of the withdrawal symptoms is depression, because it sometimes leads to suicide attempts. If left untreated, some depressive symptoms associated with anabolic steroid withdrawal have been known to persist for a year or more after the abuser stops taking the drugs.
Indeed, a 1989 Yale study that suggested users of anabolic steroids could become addicted made the case that they should be treated much like other drug abuse, emphasizing treatment over punishment. A 2009 study in the journal Addiction found that about 30 percent of anabolic androgenic steroids “appear to develop a dependence syndrome.”
I believe Jon Jones continues to take steroids despite the risks to his career because he is addicted to them just like any other drug addict is addicted to their drug of choice.
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