AFL great Wayne Carey claims he’s turning to ‘plant-based’ pain treatments – after infamous white powder scandal
Wayne Carey has revealed he has finished taking anti-inflammatory drugs following his shock white powder scandal that threatened to end his media career.
Carey was escorted out of Crown Perth’s Metropol Hotel in September 2022 after a bag of white powder fell from his pocket while he was gambling.
The former AFL star, 52, told The Truth Hurts podcast he would now try ‘plant-based’ pain treatments instead of anti-inflammatories.
‘I’m quitting the anti-inflammatories for good. I was taken aback and did some research on CBD oil. I’m going to the doctor to prescribe it,” he began.
CBD oil is a natural extract derived from the cannabis plant that can provide benefits such as pain relief, reduced anxiety, and improved sleep.
Wayne Carey (pictured) has revealed he is done taking anti-inflammatory drugs, following his 2022 shock white powder scandal that threatened to end his media career
‘I don’t have to take anti-inflammatories anymore. I will not spill oil on a casino table. This is plant-based.”
The Wagga Wagga-born star revealed he had been taking anti-inflammatory drugs to help with shoulder and neck pain after having three discs replaced.
In September 2022, Carey was marched away Crown Perth’s Metropol Hotel after a bag of white powder fell from his pocket.
An image obtained by Ny Breaking Australia showed Carey enjoying the company of three men in the outdoor Lobby Lounge, where he would be staying that night.
The former AFL star, 52, made the shocked admission on the latest episode of his podcast The Truth Hurts, adding he would try ‘plant-based’ pain treatments instead
In a desperate bid to keep his media jobs, Carey hired legal powerhouse Maurice Blackburn Lawyers to represent him after the incident.
Defense attorney Josh Bornstein said his client was wrongly sent away “under the impression the bag contained an illegal drug.”
“Mr. Carey is being prescribed anti-inflammatories and painkillers to help manage the significant pain caused by debilitating football injuries – including a shoulder that requires replacement and a neck injury that requires the replacement of three discs,” he said as he approached the Carey trainer. took. case.
In September 2022, Carey was escorted out of Crown Perth’s Metropol Hotel after a bag of white powder fell from his pocket while he was gambling.
‘We are considering whether Crown Casino unlawfully discriminated against Mr Carey by excluding him from its premises as a result of a pre-existing disability.’
Well-placed sources told Ny Breaking Australia that Carey went to lawyers before even asking Crown for an apology.
Legal experts further claimed that Carey would have to provide solid evidence of his alleged disability to have any chance of success in the unlikely event that the case went to trial.
The charges against Carey were later dropped and he in turn dropped his complaint against the casino.
‘I’m quitting the anti-inflammatories for good. I was taken aback and did some research on CBD oil. I’m going to the doctor to prescribe it,” he began. I don’t have to take anti-inflammatories anymore. This is plant-based