Taylor Hooton, a 16-year old, 6 foot 2, 180 pound, muscular high school athlete was told by his high school coach that “he needed to be bigger” in order to effectively compete in his senior year. Like others on his team, Taylor decided to take a short cut to help him achieve his objective. Unfortunately in his efforts to “get bigger,” Taylor was unaware of the depression he would experience as a result of using anabolic steroids.
On July 15, 2003, Taylor took his own life.