▁Rod rig uez ▁for ▁his ▁admitted ▁ster oid ▁use , ▁cit ing ▁the ▁il leg ality ▁of ▁the ▁situation , ▁among ▁other ▁things . ▁However , ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁testing ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁pun ish ments ▁for ▁this ▁sort ▁of ▁activity . ▁Additionally , ▁his ▁ad mission ▁to ▁three ▁years ▁of ▁ster oid ▁use ▁could ▁be ▁dam aging ▁to ▁his ▁image ▁and ▁legacy . ▁ ▁Later ▁in ▁the ▁month , ▁Rod rig uez ▁called ▁a ▁press ▁conference ▁in ▁T ampa , ▁Florida , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁many ▁support ive ▁Yan kee ▁team m ates , ▁answered ▁rep or ters ' ▁questions ▁about ▁his ▁ 2 0 0 1 – 2 0 0 3 ▁ster oid ▁use . ▁Rod rig uez ▁said ▁he ▁and ▁a ▁cousin ▁( wh om ▁he ▁refused ▁to ▁name ) ▁bought ▁an ▁un ident ified ▁drug ▁over - the - counter ▁in ▁the ▁Domin ican ▁Republic , ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁" known ▁on ▁the ▁streets ▁as ▁b oli ▁or ▁bol lee ." ▁At ▁Rod rig uez ' s ▁instruction , ▁the ▁cousin ▁transport ed ▁the ▁drug ▁into ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁For ▁six ▁months ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁Rod rig uez ▁inject ed ▁himself ▁twice ▁month ly ▁with ▁" bol i " ▁( a ▁drug ▁name ▁un famil iar ▁to ▁exper ts ▁and ▁perhaps ▁a ▁sl ang ▁term ▁for ▁Prim ob olan ▁or ▁D ian abol , ▁although ▁the ▁latter ▁ster oid ▁is ▁taken ▁or ally ). ▁ ▁Rod rig uez ▁said ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁know