Hoot's Corner

Patrick hall was a good looking kid, extermely popular, and a very talented athlete. But that was not enough. In 2004, Patrick started using Anabolic steroids. That use led to abuse and eventually a full blown addicton that nearly cost him everything. Steroids, and the need to always be bigger and more ripped consumed his […]

A POPULAR student with a "hidden" heart condition collapsed and died after taking anabolic steroids in a bid to "bulk-up", an inquest heard. Matthew Swordy, from Oaky Balks in Alnwick, Northumberland, was unaware that he was living with the rare heart problem Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) when he began injecting steroids to supplement his bodybuilding regime. The […]

Matthew was born in 1991 at Rochford hospital. Matthew attended St Helens R. C Primary School and then went on to St Thomas More High School For Boys. He finished off his education at the South East Essex College. Matthew worked part time for Royal Mail. Matthew’s interests were keeping fit and with passing his […]

(last name withheld by request) From The SUN (a major UK newspaper, 7/28/2010) Ex-user Alex: He won’t be photographed and we can use only his first name but he injected steroids on and off for three years. The 35-year-old unemployed builder, from Crosby, near Liverpool, ended up in hospital after he fell into deep depression. […]

"I'm extremely proud to present Taylor's Award to Bob Copeland. As a result of Bob's leadership, and that of the University of Waterloo, the performance enhancing drug problem in university sports is now being addressed in a much bigger way across Canada," said Don Hooton, President of the Taylor Hooton Foundation. "It is my hope […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  December 7, 2011 Contact:          Don Hooton Taylor Hooton Foundation 7713 Thistledown Dr. McKinney, TX  75071 972-403-7300 (office) don.hooton@taylorhooton.org The Taylor Hooton Foundation, widely acknowledged leader in the advocacy against substance abuse in sports, announced today that the second ever "Taylor's Award" will be presented to Bob Copeland, the […]

We’ve chronicled on these pages a number of maladies that can result from steroid use.  Here is an article from a nutritionist who takes another angle on this controversial topic. Don A nutritionist, Jummai Hassan has warned athletes against the use of performance enhancing drugs as such can alter the water-processing mechanism in their system. […]

I am so very, VERY proud of the leadership of the University of Waterloo. After learning that a significant number of their football players were using performance enhancing drugs, the university took the extraordinary step of shutting down the football program for one year. I am afraid that under similar circumstances in the US, the […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 14, 2011 — Today, Don Hooton, President and Founder of the Taylor Hooton Foundation issued a statement on behalf of the Foundation: Yesterday, San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds was convicted of obstruction of justice in conjunction with a Grand Jury investigation into his alleged use of performance enhancing drugs. It […]

LONDON, March 17: The criminal underworld now controls a large proportion of world sport, World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Director General David Howman said on Wednesday. Howman told a doping conference convened by the World Sports Law Report at Twickenham rugby stadium that the criminal elements which controlled illegal betting were also involved in steroid trafficking. […]