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'''Taylor Hooton''' was a student athlete from [[Plano West Senior High School]] in [[Plano, Texas]], who in July [[2003]] committed [[suicide]].

The Hooten family believed Taylor's deathHis death was believed to have been connected to [[clinical depression]] caused by the use of [[steroids]] used for performance enhancement combined with [[Clomid]], an [[estrogen]] pill designed for women with [[infertility|fertility problems]], as well as [[anti-depressants]].  Some critics of this explanation claim that depression runs in the Hooten family and that Taylor's suicide may have been triggered by forces more complicated than simple steroid use. 

Since his suicide, his father, Don Hooton, has focused his attention on fighting steroid abuse through his organization, the ''Taylor Hooton Foundation''.  

==External links==
*[http://www.taylorhooton.org Taylor Hooton.org (Steroid Abuse Awareness)]
*[http://www.taylorhooton.org/taylorhooton.asp An Athletes Dangerous Experiment], [[New York Times]] (November 26, 2003 reprint)
*[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/03/02/60II/main603502.shtml CBS article: "The Kid Next Door]
*[http://www.dallasobserver.com/issues/2004-08-12/feature.html Dallas Observer article: "All the Rage"]

[[Category:Suicides|Hooton, Taylor]]