Young people today are under tremendous amounts of pressure. The desire to win, to look good, to earn a scholarship can create insurmountable stress. This pressure comes from peers, teachers, coaches, and even parents. The desire to succeed at any cost can force a student or athlete to make a deadly mistake – using appearance and performance enhancing drugs (APEDS) such as anabolic steroids or HGH.
The Taylor Hooton Foundation is committed to educating everyone, youth and adults alike, about the life-threatening dangers of APEDs. Everyone needs to know about the growing problem and be able to recognize the signs of this latest wave of drug abuse. Life is a precious, valuable gift, too important to be sacrificed to drugs at the altar of sports or simply the desire to look good.
Many parents and coaches think that the children they love, teach and protect will never use steroids because they are illegal and hard to obtain. The truth is, steroids can be found and ordered in a few clicks online. The median age for beginning steroid use is just 15 years old – which means half of users start younger.
The Taylor Hooton Foundation was established because of a tragedy caused by steroids. This site provides you the resources you need to prevent another death – maybe even your own child’s.
