Anabolic steroids and PCP were identified in Chad Brothers’ system

Chad Brothers was a bodybuilder with increased muscle mass. His bodyweight was 240 pounds. His unusual manner, cardiac arrest and sudden death in October, 2011 have been widely discussed in various articles in magazines, newspapers and internet. It was confirmed that Chad Brothers had come to the Gold’s Gym in Latham, Albany. He was very aggressive and started to attack other people that were training in the gym. When police came, there were some attempts to subdue him. Since he refuted to subdue, a police officer had to use a Taser, an electroshock weapon, for this purpose. The bodybuilder experienced a circulatory arrest and died.
It was determined by the post-mortem toxicology that anabolic steroids had been presented in the system of the bodybuilder. Undoubtedly, this information led to appearance of various articles that told readers that anabolic steroids had caused his death. But a significant factor was not mentioned. Numerous authors of articles connected with Chad Brothers’ death did it intentionally; others did it unknowingly. Phencyclidine (PCP) that is known as “angel dust” was also presented.
Cecilia Logue, spokesperson for David Soares of the Albany County District Attorney’s Office and articles of the Times-Union accused anabolic steroids in death of this bodybuilder. Only such persons who had sought additional information found out that not only anabolic steroids were presented in Chad Brothers’ system.
The police officer Steven Heider was interviewed by FOX 23 News. This official confirmed that both steroids and PCP were found by the post-mortem toxicology.
While anabolic steroids are a Schedule III Controlled Substances, PCP is a Schedule II Controlled Substance. Phencyclidine has got anesthetic, dissociative and hallucinogenic properties. However anabolic steroids are cursed for aggressive behavior and sudden death of Chad Brothers, PCP might have played an essential role in his abnormal manner and death.