Dad speaks out after teen ordered banned testosterone booster online – CBC
Seller claims drugs are ‘not for human consumption’
Mar 30, 2026
An Ottawa father says he was shocked to discover that his teenage son had ordered banned pharmaceuticals from the internet, and is warning others about websites that he says are putting kids at risk.
The man said he immediately became suspicious when the package arrived by mail in early January.
“We noticed that there was a package coming and my son had indicated that it was private. When it arrived, it had been customs-cleared … and it sounded like it had liquid in it, and so it raised the flag,” the man said.
CBC is not naming the father because he fears the impact of this story on his son, who is in high school and has been struggling with body image issues. The father says his son has been working out regularly at the gym and seemed to be looking for a way to gain faster results.
