{"id":12191,"date":"2023-03-07T17:35:43","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T17:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ultimatehealthreport.com\/former-footballer-explains-how-to-tackle-americans-pill-problem\/"},"modified":"2023-03-07T17:35:43","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T17:35:43","slug":"former-footballer-explains-how-to-tackle-americans-pill-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ultimatehealthreport.com\/former-footballer-explains-how-to-tackle-americans-pill-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Footballer Explains How To Tackle American’s Pill Problem"},"content":{"rendered":"
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More than 10 million Americans misused prescription opioids in 2019, aaccording to the annual National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Former Buccaneers offensive lineman Ian Beckles feels that number is too high. <\/p>\n
During his time in the National Football League (NFL), Beckles saw how players were expected to handle pain. \u201cHow we dealt with pain was the way the doctors presented it to us, and that was with pills,\u201d Beckles told Cannabis & Tech Today<\/em> in a recent Cannabis Tech Talks<\/em> podcast appearance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He shared his disgust that players were advised to take addictive medications, \u201cstuff that\u2019s killing people every single day,\u201d rather than anti-inflammatories like cannabis or CBD. <\/p>\n
\u201cInstead of handing out pills, they should be handing out joints as everybody\u2019s leaving the complex,\u201d Beckles added.<\/p>\n
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Beckles advocates for cannabis as well as other plant-based substances, such as kava. He owns and operates Dignitary Tea and Kava House in Tampa, Florida. \u201cI drink it in lieu of alcohol and pills and it makes me feel good,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m all about plants over pills.\u201d <\/p>\n
Dignitary Kava House is also home to Tampa Bay\u2019s first medical cannabis consumption lounge. The establishment is part of his Dignitary Life brand established in 2015.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The brand encompasses several of Beckles\u2019 on-air offerings. He\u2019s spent more than two decades engaging with the Tampa Bay community as a radio and podcast host. <\/p>\n
Beckles & Recher<\/em> on 95.3 WDAE and In the Trenches<\/em> offer sports insights, while Plant Power<\/em> and Flava in Ya Ear <\/em>cover plant medicine and pop culture, respectively.\u00a0<\/p>\n