Shakil O'Neil It is becoming clear about its painkillers.

Appearing on the episode of August 11, Monday "Armchair expert with Dax Shepard" PodcastFormer professional basketballer interrogated whether he was addicted to the painkillers despite the concerns of the doctors.

"So, I have a question," O'Neill, 53, after asking him to respond to whether he was concerned about being addicted. "What is the chemical effect 'addiction' or you are just taking it? I had a heated discussion with my physicians, for example, 'you were addicted,' but I didn't feel high. '

5 -year -old Shepard noted that O'Neill probably didn't feel "high", but he probably felt "absence of pain". "

"Yes. I didn't know that it was addictive," O'Neill replied.

Former NBA star Explained that he felt that he had to "play great" not just "to play great" that was one of the reasons behind him that often chose to accept painkillers.

"I don't think I'm suffering mentally," he said. "I think if I have a design I will accept it because I don't want to feel this design because we need this game."

O'Neill added, "You heard the story ... 'Oh, he was addicted.' I wasn't that, but I had to have them - so addictive. "

Retired athletes before its users opened in addition to use Other health problems During an interview with GQ Magazine in 2022.

"When you play, you go to the doctor to check and are physical, so I don't play at the age of 11 so I don't play if I don't play what will I go to the doctor for what?" He reported the outlet.

"So when I went back to the doctor there were some things I never knew they gave you the specific word: 'Hey man, you've got a sleep apnea. Sleep apnea may be the cause of hypertension or stroke, you can die.' I said, 'What?' 'You could have died.' So now I have to sleep with a sleeping machine. "

He also added that painkillers and their negative effects on his body also came up during the doctor's appointment as anxiety.

"Then, 'All the painkillers you were carrying, brother? Your kidney is a kind of weak. No more painkillers." "O'Neill said. "I was dependent on the painters - not addicted. The specified days when I couldn't move, I just popped up one or two to go, just to leave me. But I'm away from it now."

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