By Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com | @boomskie | December 8th, 2015 + 1 COMMENT NASHVILLE, Tenn. — When Taylor Hooton died in 2003, his father, Don, decided to take matters into his own hands. Taylor, then 17, was a pitcher for the Plano (Texas) West High School baseball team. And when his coach told […]

By:  Lisa Marie Shaughnessy Contact:  Lisashaughnessy@outlook.com, 480-209-5774, or testosteroneaddiction.com When I introduced Steroid and Testosterone Addicts Anonymous to a group therapists and behavioral health professionals this week, I received an overwhelming response. Three therapists, who have patients addicted to steroids in the form of testosterone, said their patients’ lives had become a shambles.  During the […]

  PURPOSE: Anabolic steroid misuse is a growing concern among adolescent boys, and chronic misuse is associated with multisystemic health consequences. However, little is known about weight related predictors of anabolic steroid misuse. We examined the prediction of lifetime anabolic steroid misuse as a function of self-perceived weight status among US adolescent boys. METHODS: Analysis […]

REALITY star Spencer Matthews was booted out of the I’m A Celebrity jungle after confessing to a secret steroid addiction. Spencer admitted that he “screwed up” and took the pills for “vanity” and to bulk up before a celebrity boxing match. But the Made In Chelsea star, who has now gone into rehab, is not […]

Researchers also found the beverage pushed blood pressure levels higher SUNDAY, Nov. 8, 2015 (HealthDay News)– Just one energy drink can cause potentially harmful spikes in both stress hormone levels and blood pressure in young, healthy adults, a new study shows. After drinking a 16-ounce can of “Rockstar Punched,” young adults had a 74 percent […]

By:  Travis Tygart and Amy Eichner of USADA The anti-doping world is all too familiar with ‘sports’ or ‘performance enhancing’ dietary supplements (i.e., products marketed for body building, weight-loss, pre-workout/energy) that are adulterated with stimulants, anabolic agents, and pharmaceuticals, either by accidental contamination or by deliberate spiking. But the larger community surrounding developing young athletes […]

  By Jill Castle, MS, RDN Do you believe protein is the “magic pill” of sports nutrition or are you just “making ends meet,” trying to get enough protein in your young athlete’s diet? Boasting benefits like enhanced sports performance, muscle gain and improved post-event recovery, protein seems to have magical powers, and young athletes […]

Sometimes in the middle of a fight, people lose focus of what the fight was to begin with. So, let me remind you what part of Attorney General Jim Hood’s beef with Google is about: Protecting kids from online drugs. That is a subject near and dear to my heart. In 2003, I lost my […]

A large new study by the federal government found that injuries caused by dietary supplements lead to more than 20,000 emergency room visits a year, many involving young adults with cardiovascular problems after taking supplements marketed for weight loss and energy enhancement. The study is the first to document the extent of severe injuries and […]

Doug and Kristine Haeussler, from Prosper, Texas, made friends of Blue Jays fan Manolo Rosales, who was strongly encouraging they join him and a friend at the nearby Steam Whistle brewery after they had sat together for the whole game. “Once people found out we weren’t from Toronto and we had flown here from Texas, […]