

Performance and Appearance Enhancing Drugs
Sep 8, 2025
41:18
Welcome to Healthy Youth Sports, a podcast by the National Youth Sports Health and Safety Institute (NYSHSI), a community impact program of the American College of Sports Medicine.
In this episode Eric Utterback sits down with Don Hooton Jr., President of the Taylor Hooton Foundation, to explore the growing crisis of Performance and Appearance Enhancing Drug (PAED) use among young athletes.
🎧 This conversation covers:
- The most commonly used PAEDs by youth
- The difference between performance and appearance enhancement
- Warning signs, cultural influences, and prevention strategies
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