Followers, we predict that we will begin to see more and more articles like this.  Stories of people purchasing over the counter supplements and suffering health consequences from the contamination that is common in many supplements purchased at their local health food store! Don Beginning in February of this year, I began seeing the first […]

8 years have passed since the 2005 Hearings on Steroids in Major League Baseball. That day, I told the story of my 17-year old son Taylor who died after using steroids.  We were all proud of the impact that Taylor and Rob Garibaldi’s stories had on the direction of the hearings.  As you may recall, […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE McKinney, TX (July 30, 2013)  The Taylor Hooton Foundation (THF), widely acknowledged leader in the advocacy against performance enhancing substance abuse by the youth of North America, is pleased to announce the appointment of Bob Copeland to its distinguished Board of Advisors. Copeland is the Director of Athletics at the University of […]

Univ of Waterloo AD and good friend of THF steps down Bob Copeland is leaving his post as the University of Waterloo’s athletics director after enduring one of the most turbulent periods in the school’s history. Copeland has resigned from UW, effective this fall, ending a five-year term, the university announced Friday. The 48-year-old Woodstock […]

MILWAUKEE —For the first time, MLB Commissioner Bud Selig is talking about the suspension of Milwaukee Brewers star Ryan Braun. The timing is coincidental. Selig was scheduled to talk to kids about the dangers of steroids. While he wouldn’t address specifics of the Braun case, or others expected still to be announced, Selig said the […]

Leta Hole was in her senior year at Choate Rosemary Hall, an elite, private college-prep school. A longtime hockey player, she’d been concerned about her weight, which at her death doctors estimated was 165 pounds. Her parents said they didn’t know she’d been buying over-the-counter weight-loss products from stores and later the Internet — until […]

Standing in a corner of Miller Park on Wednesday not far from slugger Ryan Braun’s regular perch in left field, little league player John Francis said he was disappointed in the Brewers’ leftfielder — not just for using performance-enhancing drugs but for lying about it. Yet his attire belied his expressed dismay: Francis was still […]

Several prestigious high schools are taking action against performance-enhancing drugs by running education programs for students and parents. It comes against a backdrop of drug scandals and inquiries in professional sporting codes, the expulsion of students over steroids, and the sponsorship of school-age competitions by supplement manufacturers. The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) is currently […]

Like any true Texan, sports has been a huge part of my life since my teenage years. Growing up I enjoyed experimenting with different sports and pushing my body to extreme physical limits. At the age of 17, I found an undying passion for track and field. I loved challenging myself, whether it be in […]

Alex Rodriguez injury and roid issue a problem for anti-steroid crusader Don Hooton Monday marks the 10th anniversary of the death of Hooton’s son Taylor, a 17-year-old baseball player from Plano, Tex., who committed suicide in 2003. Hooton, who believes his son’s death was linked to steroid use. By Michael O’keeffe / NEW YORK DAILY […]