▁whether ▁he ▁was ▁using ▁the ▁drug ▁properly ▁or ▁whether ▁it ▁was ▁safe . ▁ ▁Although ▁he ▁" certain ly ▁felt ▁more ▁energy ", ▁Rod rig uez ▁said ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁" hard ▁to ▁say " ▁whether ▁it ▁gave ▁him ▁a ▁compet itive ▁edge . ▁ ▁Rod rig uez ▁said ▁he ▁would ▁become ▁a ▁sp ok esp erson ▁for ▁the ▁Taylor ▁H oot on ▁foundation , ▁which ▁educ ates ▁young ▁people ▁about ▁the ▁d angers ▁of ▁ster oid ▁use . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁since ▁spoken ▁at ▁schools ▁about ▁the ▁d angers ▁of ▁ster oid s . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁reported ▁that ▁Rod rig uez ▁received ▁treatment ▁from ▁Canadian ▁sports ▁doctor ▁Anthony ▁G ale a ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁G ale a ▁reached ▁a ▁ple a ▁agreement ▁for ▁bringing ▁un appro ved ▁and ▁mis l abeled ▁dru gs ▁into ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁including ▁human ▁growth ▁h orm one ▁( H G H ) ▁and ▁Act ove gin . ▁G ale a ▁confirmed ▁to ▁the ▁Associ ated ▁Press ▁that ▁he ▁treated ▁Rod rig uez ▁but ▁said ▁he ▁only ▁pres cribed ▁anti - infl amm ator ies . ▁ ▁Bi ogen esis ▁baseball ▁sc andal ▁ ▁Rod rig uez ▁reported ly ▁received ▁H G H ▁from ▁Bi ogen esis ▁of ▁America , ▁an ▁anti - aging ▁clin ic ▁in ▁Cor al ▁G ables , ▁Florida , ▁run ▁by ▁Bos ch .