Bay View Academy Hosts Forum on Steroids Use

EAST PROVIDENCE, RI—Teenage girls turn out to be at risk from steroids, even though they're not necessarily using them to improve their athletic performance, according to the Taylor Hooten Foundation.

The school is inviting the public, parents and coaches from all schools to hear the facts at Hoot’s Chalk Talk at Bay View's Mercy Hall on Jan. 11 at 7 p.m. Admission is free, but pre-registration is required.

For more information and to pre-register go to Bit.ly/BVAHooton or visit bayviewacademy.org.

The event is sponsored by the Bengal Backers, a group that supports and promotes Bay View Athletics, and the Rhode Island Interscholastic League.

According to the foundation, teenage girls are the fastest growing group using Appearance and Performance Enhancing Drugs and unhealthy Dietary Supplements. APEDs are not just for boys and not just for athletes. It turns out 62.5 percent of users do it to “improve their looks.”

The Taylor Hooton foundation was established in memory of the 17-year old high school athlete who took his own life after using anabolic steroids. Hoot’s Chalk Talk addresses the fact that young people and their parents are uneducated on either the prevalence of, or the real dangers of these powerful drugs.