Taylor and Dionne's Life Changing Story

What teenagers do not understand is that every user does not always benefit fit from the use of steroids. Taylor Hooton was a 16 year old, 180 pound baseball pitcher from Plano, Texas. He did not even get to experience the short term benefits from the drug before the long term effects took over. His coach was always saying that for him to be the number one varsity pitcher, he needed to get bigger. Like any desperate athlete wanting to be the shining star on a team he did exactly as he was told and started buying steroids from a classmate at his school. Taylor soon gained over 30 pounds, back acne, and began having mood swing around his family and friends. A month after he turned 17 years old, his mother found him hanging from his bedroom door with a belt wrapped around his next. The long term side effect of depression set in quickly with Taylor and took his life before anyone could help him. If family, coaches, and friends were educated about the side effects of the drug then they could recognize the changes in their loved ones and could maybe save their lifes. I know that men are mainly in the spot light when it comes to the topic of steroid use but women are just as guilty of using the drug as well. A 17 year old high school cheerleader, Dionne Passcantando, began using because " she wanted was six pack abs." which she says was " her desire to use steroids was the result of societal influence." Five weeks after using the drug the she obtained from a classmate at school the became suicidal as well. Like many female steroid users, steroids was just a easy way to improve their physique and appearance by reducing body fat faster than normal exercise would. Unlike Taylor, she asked for help before it was too late and quickly got her life back to normal. Teenagers need to learn from Taylor and Dionne that help and education can really save a life and need to speak up when in need of help. Since Taylor Hooton passed away his father founded the Taylor Hooton Foundation to educated kids about the danger of steroid use and that their is no better success then the success you earn by hard work and dedication.