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Good luck with Taylor Hooton's Foundation! I wish for the best. Greece supports you!

God Bless you in your efforts.

BS.... Anabolics dont kill people... the affects of these drugs are all reversable (this is proven).

Again,you guys show that the USA can lead positive ways to avoid drugs. Bless your team! Pascal Gillon

I just watched a show about your son on TV. It described my son to a tee. We have been to so many doctors and therapist to outpatient drug rehab programs where he always tested negative to drug use, with no success. My son is into power lifting and always swore he didn't do steroids but after seeing the show, i'm convinced i now know where to look for more help. Thanks for sharing your tragedy with me and hopefully i can seek help now that will help us before its to late.

If we're going to stop it at the top, we have to stop at the bottom. Great message and nice site. -Jason

A few months back I was hanging out with a friend on a Saturday afternoon. My friend is a senior in high school. We began talking about his football team and his future in football. As the conversation went on he began to tell me how he was lifting in the off-season, and how he met this guy at his gym. This man knew who he was from seeing his pictures in the local newspapers. He told him that he knew a way to help him put on extra muscle fast. My friend was very intrigued by the idea of coming back the following season in a lot better shape. So he decided to try this guy’s method. It turns out that his method was to use human growth hormones, commonly known as HGH. When he told me this I was in complete shock. It turns out that he had been taking HGH for the previous three months. I was even more shocked when he told me that he had told a few of his friends on the team, and they began using also. I immediately thought of the talk Donald had given me at a baseball camp I attended over the previous summer. So I took my friend to the computer and showed him the Taylor Hooton Foundation website. I showed him the story about Taylor, the story of other kids, and the facts about steroid use. After seeing this he was in complete shock. He knew steroids were bad for you, but didn't realize that so many athletes his age had died as a result of abusing substances such as the one he was using. We continued to talk about it for about an hour. After that day he told his teammates what I had told him, and showed them the site as well. From that day on he, and his teammates, never used HGH again. I would like to thank Donald and the rest of the members of the Taylor Hooton Foundation for all the great work they are doing. If it had not been for the talk I received from the foundation I would not have been able to help my friend, and God only knows what may have happened to him. Thank you again THF for helping me save my friend.

God Bless all that you and your Dad are offering to stop young teens from steroids!! Your Father ( and I am sure you yourself) was not only an amazing athlete yet VERY kindhearted man!! I just hope in my heart someday for my self and my twin boys( 11 years old) to meet you guys!! What a BLESSINGthat would be!! My father and his three brothers grew up on the Southside of Chicago( went to southshore high school) and were also lithuanian and Irish ( My GrandMother Anne BITHUS said her stepfather was a butkus Married a Martin) They all were the same build same height and yes aggressive yet very fair football and basketball players. Those men have all deceased, yet when they were still alive they Idoled the Chicago bears!! I myslf do too and I live in OHIO!! Born inIllinois yet always because of your dad and the stories my Uncles and Dad told me .truly idol the gentleman he is. I know you will be ALOT like him!! If not better supporting all his ideas and helping his dreams come true!! If there is anyway i can be of help please feel free to personally contact me! It would be my honor to help you in any of your ideas!! We here on a small farm do the average bailing and farmworkout and i do NOT wish for my boys to ever take the wrong directions when it comes to body building ( James especially) HE LOVES DEFENSE WHEN IT COMES TO FOOTBALL!! Very small school yet I know he has decided to keep that sport as his favorite. Well sorry to have taken so much of your time but witha as much of the opportunity to even leave my Gratitude to two such special people akes my heart excited to help! Please send any pictures if you can that I can hang on my sons wall ( I already wear one of your Dads' jerserys!! I got it from my Father when I was 8 years old!! super big then but fits perfect now!! LOL) God Bless and keep in touch!! Susan

I watched the film named Bigger Stronger Faster and then i saw that homepage. Great work! keep going. God bless you From Brazil, Rio de janeiro.

Saw the interview on the film Bigger, Stronger, Faster and found it very moving. All the best for the future. Dave

Mr. Hooten, I wish you continued success with educating the youth about the horrible effects of steriod abuse. I noticed that the NY Yankees are a partner organization of the Taylor Hooten Foundation. My question is, "What has Alex Rodriguez specifically done in the last year since he announced at his press conference that he was joining the Foundation?" I do not see any reference to his efforts. God bless you and your family and keep fighting the good fight!

I wanted to say thank you to all involved in the Taylor Hooton Foundation for their dedication to such an important issue. I have been a life long fan of baseball and in particular the Cardinals. It is such a horrible realization that my generation of baseball heroes are in fact not heroes at all. Thanks again for all you have done and continue to do.

Does your child use steroids? Of course not. That’s what concerned parents want to believe. Yet scores of young people are consuming a toxic stew, drugs they believe will enhance physical strength, performance and stamina, and build confidence. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows steroid use among male high school students rose 65 percent from 3.7 to 6.1 percent between 1999 and 2003; among female students it jumped from 2.2 to 5.3 percent, or a whopping 140 percent. Many of these young people have as their unfortunate role models certain high-profile athletes who have been implicated in steroid use. So, parents, be wary. Steroids are stealthy predators. Watch for warning signs: rapidly bulked-up muscles, preoccupation with “getting big,” unusual acne, major mood swings, muscle magazines, pills or powders promising muscle development, and vials and syringes. If you suspect a problem, get between the drugs and your child, impressing upon him or her the fact that what they’re doing is illegal and very dangerous. You may be what saves your child from devastating health problems or from death. What Are They: So-called anabolic-androgenic steroids are man-made substances related to male sex hormones. “Anabolic” refers to muscle-building, and “androgenic” refers to increased masculine characteristics, as defined by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. “Steroids” refers to the class of drugs, often legally prescribed for people with wasting diseases such as AIDS. But illegal use, which can add body size, is just as likely to destroy or impair the liver, heart and kidneys, emotional stability and normal sexual development of kids. I know all this because I abused steroids for three and a half years in the mid – 80’s — and they almost killed me. They also ruined relationships and hurt my parents, parents who had raised me lovingly. As a user, I learned to lie to my father and steal from my mother’s purse. I had no conscience. I had good reasons for steroid use — or so I thought. Steroids primarily appeal to young people who are looking for an athletic edge or those who want a quick fix to a better body. All want to “supersize” themselves, to create a new and improved version. I had suffered in school due to my short stature and a stutter, both of which attracted bullies and teasing. Steroids looked like the perfect remedy. My heroes, after all, included The Incredible Hulk and a giant of a man named Arnold Schwarzenegger — who eventually admitted to using steroids. Finally Broken: Eventually steroid use broke me, literally. My body and mind were in shambles. A long, long road back included physical and mental evaluations, addiction support group meetings, and exercise — workouts not meant to “bulk up” but to help my battered body and mind reacquaint themselves. I am now the father of two boys. My life has been resurrected from the disaster known as steroids. That is why I am here to caution other parents: It doesn’t just happen to someone else’s kids. When young people look at the hard, muscles bodies presented by smiling, oversized human beings, they see a tempting portrait. Potential users are seduced by this fake picture of health and vitality and virility. The picture doesn’t show the strain on the arteries, the wear and tear on the heart and the psyche. It doesn’t show the caskets

i am doing a project about the harmful effects of steroid use and i need a primary source. it would be great if you could get back to me.

i am doing a project about the harmful effects of steroid use and i need a primary source. it would be great if you could get back to me.

I am doing a report for my english class on the dangers of anabolic steroid use. I need to have a primaray source and after hearing what happened to your son, I think you will be able to give me a lot of information. It would be great if you would be able to email me

Learn the REAL facts about steroids before you write about them. Steroids do not have a place for a 17yo boy but do for adults esp in the medical field. Let adults make their own choices. If your so worried about people putting harmful substances in their bodies then go fight tobacco and alcohol companies. I love steroids!

i just watched the episode of 30 days that involved your story and i was very sad to hear this story. All the best in the future. its very disapointing that people like bernie lomax write negative comments. Im glad that such a person will not sway your focus to keep doing what you are doing. Take care.

Mr. Hooton i really respect u sir for doing this social service to create awareness against these steroids used on fields. i saw the story of ur son on tv and it really shocked me. even before knowing about ur son or ur website i'm totally against these steroids. i request u to please continue ur hardwork for the sake of mankind and please sir if there is anyway to promote ur proggram in INDIA i would be very thankful to u b'coz it has become a mojor threat in youngsters. 8 out of 10 boys aged from 16-30 use steroids or suppliments for getting a better physique. i'm trying my level best to educate boys against the adverse effects of steroids but only to my known one's. i hope u continue this job and may God give u success.

Steroids saved my marriage!!! I was a 23 year old male with ED and depression. Anti-depressants did not help, but after seeing a specialist and getting prescribed Testosterone Cypiante (Diagnosed Hypogondism), my problems went away. I think your site is great, but you also need to tell both sides of the story. Good and bad Depression isn't listed as a side effect to my medication. The depression comes from getting off the steroid(s)abruptly. This is because the bodies naturally ability to produce testosterone is suppressed, and takes time to get up to speed. A symptom of low testosterone is depression.

Great Site. My other half wants to use for Strongman and it is not tested. I am really struggling to accept it and no one knows their genetics/anatomy really as everyone is different and steroids will affect everyone different. Know one can say 'I won't get the negative side effects' because you don't know.

have been a trainer for 25 years . I have watch steroid abuse grow from the obscure use in late 60s, to the full on epiidemic porportions of today. From are comic books to our countries leaders, steroids have infiltrated into every aspect of american soiciety. Personal trainers need to recognize that they are the flontline defence against steroid abuse. Michael Mayer july 25th 2007 Good luck to you and your foundation.

Mr. Hooton, Several weeks back you were at Busch Stadium giving a talk about steroids to my boys Khoury League. I learned so much in the short time you spoke. As you know, we have heard alot about this issue(McGwire) but never much about the true victims and how available the substance is to our youth. Thanks to you, we are going to continue to stay on top of this as sports is huge to our 7 yr. twin boys. I feel blessed that you were there that day, because down the road it may end up saving my boys life. Our family will be thinking of the Hooton family this July 15. God Bless you and your family The Shindler Family

Hi, very warm greetings. Today I saw a reportage about Taylor Hooton on TV. I am very sorry that so many young people reach for anabolic steroids. I would like to cheer Taylor's parents because I know what they had lived before and after the death of their son. I also know that in Poland also be useful to carry out the anti-anabolic action. For here too there are many young boys who, for the design and craftsmanship dates back to the steroids.

Poland needs help because many are young people who experiment with anabolics to improve your appearance.