Pedal4Life produces entertaining and educational content for public television. We then leverage our content with bicycling events and programs that support people recovering from opiate and other substance use disorders.

We work with drug treatment centers to build bicycling into their patients' recovery process.

Our program helps those in recovery to socially integrate and experience the physical, emotional, and social benefits of bicycling.

According to the Centers for Disease Control, more than 21.5 million people in the U.S. have been diagnosed with a substance addiction. More than 130 die from overdose each day. Of these, about 50 people die from prescription drug overdose.

"These deaths are happening to our friends, our families, and neighbors," says Dr. Donald Teater of Teater Health Solutions.

As the Executive Producer and Host of Pedal America, Ira David annually rides his bicycle with veterans who discovered bicycling as a means to help themselves eliminate opioids from their lifestyles.

Bicycling repairs damaged cells and increases the body's natural endorphins; strengthens health, physical endurance, and emotional stability; and, builds friendships founded on the shared interest in living sustainable healthful lifestyles.

Pedal4Life was founded by Ira David Levy, the executive producer and host of Pedal America, presented on PBS stations. Because the travel and lifestyle series promotes bicycling as an all-inclusive lifestyle activity, Ira David recognizes the need for those recovering from substance use disorders to have access to sustainable healthful lifestyles.

Visit us at www.pedal4life.org.

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