The Taylor Hooton Foundation

Taylor Hooton, a 16-year old, 6' 2", 180-pound, muscular high school athlete was convinced that he "needed to be bigger" in order to effectively compete during his senior year. Like others on his team, Taylor decided to take a short cut in order to help him achieve his objective. Tragically, in his efforts to "get bigger," Taylor was unaware of the severe depression he would experience as a result of using anabolic steroids.

On July 15, 2003, Taylor took his own life.

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Authorities round up 66 drug suspects in 5 states
The Associated Press, May 27, 2009, Rosenberg, Texas--Law enformcement officials say they've dismantled a drug ring that sold anabolic steroids and other illegal drugs with dozens of arrests in five states today.
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Suspect in Florida Steroids Bust Implicates Capitals and Nationals
Eric McErlain (RSS feed), May 27, 2009--Late on Tuesday night in Florida, law enforcement authorities announced the arrest of a suburban Tampa couple on multiple counts of possession with intent to distribute illegal steroids.
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Bodybuilding championship canceled after competitors flee
SportsIllustrated.CNN.com, May 18, 2009--Ready to flex their pecs and strike a pose, bodybuilders at the Belgian championships scattered when doping officials showed up.
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Random drug testing for high school athletes bill sales through General Assembly
Chicago Tribune, May 13, 2009--High School athletes throughout Illinois would be tested for performance-enhancing drugs under legislation the state Senate sent today to Gov. Pat Quinn.
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Manny Ramirez will be suspended 50 games for drug test
Los Angeles Times, May 7, 2009 - The suspension, which is expected to begin with tonight's game, makes him the biggest star penalized under baseball's testing program that started in 2003.
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A-Rod's steroid use not an unfamiliar story
Philadelphia Inquirer, May 6, 2009 - The more we hear about Alex Rodriguez, the more surreal his spring-training news conference in Tampa, Fla., seems in retrospect.
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Lawmakers Approve Random Steroid Testing
WGIL, Illinois Radio Network, March 26, 2009 - A dad's crusade to keep other kids from abusing steroids has come to the Illinois General Assembly. The House of Representatives has unanimously approved a bill to allow random steroid testing by the Illinois High School Association, the governing body for high school athletics in the state.
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Congressmen Write Letter of Support for Taylor Hooton Foundation

Five Texas Congressmen have written to the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) asking the agency to "consider incorporating the Taylor Hooton Foundation's Hoot's Chalk Talk education program into a national campaign focused on the use of steroids and other performance enhancing drugs."

Congressmen Johnson, Marchant, Sessions, Burgess and Hall all signed the letter of support.

"We are extremely pleased to see that our Texas Congressional delegation recognizes the need to develop a national education program targeted at Appearance & Performance Enhancing Drug (APED) use by the youth of this country," commented Don Hooton, president of the Taylor Hooton Foundation. He continued, "Our goal is to deliver our Hoot's Chalk Talk program in every major high school in this country. And, our ability to achieve this goal would be greatly enhanced if we are able to partner with a large national organization like SAMHSA."

Recent market research has revealed that almost 85% of our nation's youth have never had a coach, parent, or teacher speak with them about the dangers of performance enhancing drugs.

Hoot's Chalk Talks - Hoot’s Chalk Talk is the name of a family of programs that have been created to raise awareness and provide education on the subject of anabolic steroid and other performance enhancing drugs (PED’s) use by the youth of America. This is the core educational program of the Taylor Hooton Foundation.
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Survey of NFL retirees links steroids to injuries
wtop.com, February 20, 2009 - The NFL's steroids era appears to have left a legacy of joint and ligament injuries as well as mental issues among those using the performance-enhancing drugs, according to a new survey.
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Steroids Trafficking More Prevalent than Heroin - WADA Exec
Jamaica Observer, January 15, 2009 - More money is made through trafficking in performance-enhancing steroids than through trafficking in the illegal substance, heroin.
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