Canadian road racer Dan Kruger is featured in an upcoming documentary to air on CNN that goes in-depth on opioid addiction, chronic pain, and the recovery process using the M.O.R.E. Program–an evidence-based mindfulness program that has changed his life. CNN followed Dan out to California to meet with the doctor that founded the program–Dr. Eric Garland. A CNN camera crew then spent the weekend at Roebling Raceway watching Dan compete in the WERA National Endurance Championship. The CNN crew then made the trip to Dan’s home in Georgia for a long-form interview with world renowned neurosurgeon and CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta.
Dan suffered a serious head injury racing in Japan in 2015, broke his back competing in the China Superbike Championship, and has had over 20 surgeries during his extensive motorcycle racing career. He also suffers from psoriatic arthritis and several other inflammatory diseases that he has been dealing with since his early 20s.
Recently, Dan was a featured speaker at the RX and Illicit Summit https://hmpglobal.com/…/rx-summit-hope-ambassador-dan… , briefed Congress last year in Washington, and has several major speaking engagements planned later this year and early 2026. His goal is to break the stigma that surrounds opioid addiction and share a success story on how he not only beat it but is effectively managing his chronic pain.
Dr. Sanjay Gupta has written a book also titled “It doesn’t have to Hurt” that comes out September 2nd that also features Dan’s story and takes an in-depth look at a variety of ways to manage serious chronic pain including the M.O.R.E. Program.
If you ride motorcycles, there is a very good chance you have suffered an injury at some point. You may have been on pain medication to help you through it. Many times, that leads to chronic pain that many times is with you for life. We think the documentary and the book will resonate with almost everyone in one way or another. There are also millions of “silent addicts” living amongst us and this story will give hope to them and others that there is an option to get through it and it works!
