OPSS has received a number of questions about whether dietary supplements—especially those used for bodybuilding and weight loss—could result in a positive result on military drug tests. Military drug testing begins with urine, which is first screened and then followed by additional tests depending on the outcome of the screen. You can get extensive information […]

New online education courses on “Mental Training for Performance” and “Appearance and Performance Enhancing Drugs and Substances” are now available through the NFHS Learning Center at www.NFHSLearn.com.   The “Mental Training for Performance” course, which was developed in partnership with the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), provides an introduction to fundamental mental skill techniques developed by […]

Best-Selling Author and Renowned Motivational Speaker Brings Invaluable Experiences to Assist in the Foundation’s Advocacy Against Appearance and Performance Enhancing Drug Use McKinney, Texas (date) – The Taylor Hooton Foundation announced today that Brian Cuban, author of two best-selling books and highly-sought-after public speaker, has joined its Board of Directors. The Taylor Hooton Foundation is widely […]

Senior Vice President and General Manager Brian Cashman will assist the Taylor Hooton Foundation in its crusade against steroid abuse at the Eighth Annual “Give-A-Hoot” Benefit – presented by First Choice Bank – at Yankee Stadium on Sunday, August 27, when the Yankees host the Seattle Mariners. Cashman, the first GM to win four World […]

Book Review:  by Leaderature Official Title – Suicide Squeeze: Taylor Hooton, Rob Garibaldi, and the Fight against Teenage Steroid Abuse Genre – Non-Fiction Book Length – ​254 pages Reading Time – ​6.5 hours Style/ Plot – ​When I picked this book up, I initially thought it was just about baseball. It is about baseball and the use of banned substances aka doping or juicing. […]

By:  The Guy Who Reviews Sports Books Title/Author: “Suicide Squeeze: Taylor Hooton, Rob Garibaldi and the Fight Against Teenage Steroid Abuse” by William C. Kashatus   Tags: Baseball, high school, college, youth sports, USC, performance enhancing drugs   Publish date: January 23, 2017   Length: 256 pages   Rating:  4 of 5 stars (Very good) […]

BALTIMORE — As about 70 kids took their seats near the third-base line at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Tuesday morning, Donald Hooton, Jr. stood in front of them wearing a blue T-shirt that read “ALL ME. PED FREE.” The president of the Taylor Hooton Foundation, which educates children about the dangers of anabolic […]

National PLAY Campaign’s stop at Fenway Park on Tuesday helped spread a message about the importance of living a healthy lifestyle to a group of more than 30 boys and girls. Video:  http://m.redsox.mlb.com/news/article/245777512/play-campaign-comes-to-fenway-park  The PLAY (Promoting a Lifetime of Activity for Youth) Campaign is the first program in professional sports to include children with disabilities, […]

New research funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) found that long-term exposure to anabolic-androgenic steroids may be associated with substantial impairment of the heart, including a reduction in pumping performance and damage to the arteries. The observational study assessed a sample of male weightlifters age 34-54, comparing men who used anabolic steroids […]

Some dietary supplements are marketed as “all natural,” but do you know that this is actually an unregulated marketing term? So just because a product claims to be “all natural” doesn’t automatically make it safe. In fact, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns that products marketed as “all natural” might contain ingredients that could […]