Pro bodybuilder Neil Currey passed away at 34, shocking the bodybuilding world. Currey was found unresponsive inside his flat in Sheffield in September 2023. The Sheffield’s Medico-Legal Centre revealed that the bodybuilder passed after taking a lethal mix of c*ca*ne and m*th on Tuesday, April 16. However, the late bodybuilder’s parent blamed something else.

Nigel and Sandra Currey appeared for the hearing in court. Currey’s parents said that Neil Currey resorted to using anabolic ste***ds to enhance his physique. The elderly couple said he “went off the scale” with PEDs to compete professionally. However, they started affecting his mental health. Neil Currery battled demons, although he was cheerful and endearing on the surface.

Neil Currey used ste***ds for years to earn his pro card and compete at the Olympia. However, the bodybuilder became “very isolated and depressed,” by 2023, his parents revealed in a written statement. Nigel and Sandra Currey lamented that the professional bodybuilder had cut himself off from his family in the months leading up to his death.

The Curreys believe that prolonged ste***d usage pushed their son beyond the limit. While the IFBB has banned all PEDs under the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) list, their use has become an open secret. “Without the use of ste***ds, it is impossible to compete,” wrote the distraught parents of Neil Currey.

The bodybuilder had fulfilled his dream of competing in the Olympia in 2022. Neil Currey had a downturn after competing at the Olympia, as he thought he needed to put on more muscle. So, the bodybuilding community awaited his turnaround when the devastating news surfaced. However, Currey’s death points to a larger problem.

Was Neil Currey symbolic of a bigger problem?

While ste***ds are becoming a global problem, it’s become egregious in the country Neil Currey called home. Ste***d and PED use among the general public is on the rise in the UK. Vice News recently revealed that not just competitive bodybuilders but even those who never plan to compete are using PEDs in the UK. Even youngsters are turning to PEDs to achieve their dream physique.

Influencer Jesse James West also made a video on the topic. He went around London asking random people in gyms about ste***d use. Shockingly, many admitted to using performance enhancers even though they’ll never go anywhere near a bodybuilding stage like Neil Currey. So, the late bodybuilder’s untimely demise might signify a bigger problem plaguing the sport.

While Neil Currey died due to a lethal mixture of recreational drugs, his parents believe that ste***ds pushed him to the limit where he found escape through addiction.