We have just opened a search for a new Taylor Hooton Foundation position:  Education Program Manager to focus on Latin America. We are looking to hire a bi-lingual native Spanish-speaking person.  They will be our foundation’s ambassador to Major League Baseball in Latin America.  This person will need to spend 3-4 months per year focused […]

by:  Jeff Rothschild, CSCS, USAW, MS cand. If there was a pill that could make you happier, smarter, stronger, less likely to be injured, improve basketball shooting percentage by 9% and tennis serving accuracy by 24%, would you take it? Surely that would be the most expensive pill ever created, but what if it were […]

Flying in the face of adversity – Scotland’s Superman Obree defied the drug pushers and became an outcast in his sport as a result It was the offer of cow hormones that put him off. Well, that and the cocaine. Not to mention the EPO and steroids. You see, despite his reputation as being more […]

They were supposed to promote health — instead, they put it at grave risk. Labeled as dietary supplements, ‘Healthy Life Chemistry By Purity First B-50’ in fact contained harmful — and undisclosed — anabolic steroids, according to a laboratory analysis by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. While the agency issued a July 2013 warning […]

Banned rugby star in tears as he warns of steroid dangers A RUGBY starlet banned for using steroids broke down in tears as he spoke at a seminar to warn other promising athletes not to make the same mistake. Sam Chalmers, son of former Scotland and British Lions stand-off Craig, told of his embarrassment and […]

No parent can imagine losing a child. But Don Hooton (Louisiana-Lafayette) came face-to-face with such tragedy ten years ago. He’s been fighting ever since for the lives of other young people — like his son Taylor — who believe anabolic steroids are no big deal. Taylor Hooton was just 17 years old when he took […]

CHICAGO – Healthy adults who consumed energy drinks high in caffeine and taurine had significantly increased heart contraction rates one hour later, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). “Until now, we haven’t known exactly what effect these energy drinks have on the function […]

A trainer who consulted with Rob Ford as recently as Tuesday night on a health “game plan” was convicted in the U.S. for steroid trafficking and is currently in the midst of a 12-year ban from coaching in Canada for administering steroids. The Toronto mayor has repeatedly said he is working with a team of […]

North Smithfield High School The Taylor Hooton Foundation (THF) is an organization committed to educating America’s youth about the dangers of appearance and performance enhancing drugs (APEDs).  In partnership with the Hooton Foundation and the Rhode Island Interscholastic League, North Smithfield High School is proud to offer an opportunity for all students and parents to attend a very […]

Following claims by a German TV programme, the IOC confirms it has started testing frozen urine samples. Hundreds of urine samples have tested positive for heavy-duty anabolic steroids in recent months after they were analysed by scientists in laboratories in Cologne and Moscow using a new testing method, according to a report broadcast on German television on […]