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‘I almost died’ from performance-enhancing drugs

Makaia Childress got caught up in the performance-enhancing drug craze at age 15 after watching how the drugs were transforming men's bodies on social media. At age 20, he suffered a heart attack that changed everything. Makaia shares his powerful story with CNN's Isobel Yeung on The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper – “Stacked: Inside the Enhancement Craze,” airing Sunday, August 16 at 8pm ET/PT.

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