Parisyan: "Every fighter I know takes pain medication like it's M&Ms"

"My issues had to do with my anxiety problems and panic attacks," said Parisyan. "Painkillers were thrown out there, but that wasn't it. People made these accusations because I'd been popped for medication (months before). I'd taken two pain pills the morning of my fight for a torn hamstring and didn't think much of it."

Parisyan said he alerted an NSAC official that he'd taken the medication after the bout when he was asked for a urine sample. Parisyan said he was told it wouldn't be an issue as long as he had documentation from his physician.

Parisyan didn't have a prescription for the ingested pills -- later identified as Percocet -- which the fighter said had been given to him by a friend. Thinking the pills were the same as what he'd been prescribed, Parisyan said he was shocked to get the call a month later telling him that he'd be disciplined for it.

"Every fighter I know takes pain medication like it's M&Ms," said Parisyan. "I was the unlucky one who only took it the day of the fight without even thinking about it."

Now, if fighters are taking pain medication like they're candy and, as Hallman said, 50 percent of fighters are on steroids, who in this sport isn't hopped up on something?...More?

source: mmaforreal.com