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Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction — Alternative Health
Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction

Dopey Podcast is the world’s greatest podcast on drugs, addiction and dumb shit. Chris and I were two IV heroin addicts who loved to talk about all the coke we smoked, snorted and shot, all the pills we ate, smoked, all the weed we smoked and ate, all the booze we consumed and all the consequences we suffered. After making the show for 2 and a half years, Chris tragically relapsed and died from a fentanyl overdose. Dopey continued on, at first to mourn the horrible loss of Chris, but then to continue our mission – which was at its core, to keep addicts and alcoholics company. Whether to laugh at our time in rehab, or cry at the worst missteps we made, Dopey tells the truth about drugs, addiction and recovery. We continually mine the universe for stories rife with debauchery and highlight serious drug taking and alcoholism. We also examine different paths toward addiction recovery. We shine a light on harm reduction and medication assisted treatment. We talk with celebrities and nobodies and stockpile stories to be the greatest one stop shop podcast on all things drugs, addiction, recovery and comedy pathfinding the route to the heart of the opioid epidemic.

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Latest Episodes:

Dopey 575: Acid in the Eyes! Oxy, Kratom, DMT, and the Gobi Desert: Ken Rideout and the Other Side of Hard Mar 20, 2026

Show notes

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Patreon: www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast

This week on Dopey we are joined by high endurance athlete and author of The Other Side of Hard, Ken Rideout! Who tells us of his super rough, tough and ultimately extremely inspiring story! From starting on the mean streets of Boston to NYC and London Wealth to DMT ceremonies, to winning crazy ultra endurance races on the Gobi dessert and being the fastest marathoner over the age of 50! All the while becoming completely addicted to opioids and his path to get off!

PLUS - Did a listener drink and get robbed by Chris? Acid in the Eyes! The $100 Patreon Tier uncovered and so much MORE!

On this brand new super robust episode of that good old Dopey Show!

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OC 30's, Crack Runs, Shooting Cocaine into a Pick Line into His Heart - Chris’ Sponsor Dylan – Dopey's Greatest Hits Mar 19, 2026

Show notes

DOPEYWOOD 2 TICKETS: https://www.showclix.com/event/dopeywood-2026

PATREON: www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast

notes:

Dopey Greatest Hits intro + Patreon pitch (26 cents a day rant)

Dave reflecting on Dopey music + Long Island accent creep

Episode 182 setup: Dylan (Chris’ sponsor)

Ishmael + Chopped & Screwed nostalgia

GoFundMe origin story for Dopey gear

Spotify comments + Dave’s obsession

Swedish listener email:

Amphetamine → meth → heroin

Psychosis with voices + shotgun paranoia

Recovery attempt + NA hesitation

Transition to Dylan interview

Dylan Story:

Grew up in Cape Cod, early alcoholism

Hits and kills a child at 16 (huge trauma)

Years of drinking, chaos, DUIs, trucking

Ski bum + blackout lifestyle

Alcohol hepatitis (liver bleeding)

First oxy → instant love → addiction

Builds trucking company while using

Withdrawal realization → full addiction

Peak Dopey Insanity:

Cross-country trucking + heroin addiction

5-day crack run in Jacksonville

Running out of dope in North Carolina

Buying crack instead

Homeless crews + chaos

Losing partner for days

Pissing himself in hotel

Shooting coke + heroin

Infection → PICC line into heart

Shooting drugs into heart line

Multiple overdoses, arrests, psych wards

Recovery:

Mountainside intake (manual labor deal)

Jail → “dick in the dirt” prayer moment

Spiritual shift begins

Hardcore recovery pursuit:

Meetings, meditation, spirituality obsession

Living on farm caring for animals + old couple

Gradual transformation → peace moments

Chris Section (Heavy):

Chris’ growth → overwhelming life

Relapse timeline (~6 weeks)

Discussion of pressure + identity

Grief + aftermath

Ending:

Chopped & Screwed “gayest episode ever” segment

Dave reflecting on last good night with Chris

Review from listener about addict spouse

Dylan appreciation + legacy talk

“Fucking toodles for Chris”

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Heroin Dreams & Gas Station Kratom: The Dopey Kratom Deep Dive with Jana Wu Mar 18, 2026

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This Week on Wednesday!

I talk about a crazy using dream - read spotify comments and we deep dive into the world of Kratom with Jana Wu!

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Raytreon Teaser - Pedophiles - Sex with teachers - Stealing yearbook Mar 17, 2026

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This week on Dopey I’m joined by the one and only Stephen Raymond Douglas Brown, aka Ray, and we get into everything from Cameron Crowe’s Allman Brothers stories to Jeffrey Dahmer glasses and the weird evolution of the name “Stephen.” We read an email from a listener asking how to make friends at AA meetings and what the rules of sharing are. Ray tells the incredible story of meeting a gay porn star in recovery, we talk about sharing for laughs at meetings, anti-Semitism in AA, and whether Ben Croxton stole Ray’s high school yearbook. LISTEN TO THE FULL EP ON PATREON!

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Dopey Total Replay - Episode 18 - DXM, Drinking Piss, Wasted at Goose with Alex Mar 16, 2026

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This week on the great hits! Chris's friend Alex comes through to tell us all about how he drank piss and toook DXM - plus lots of psychedelics and DMT too! Plus emails about how to make friends at meetings and tripping at Grateful Dead and Goose shows!

Plus lots lots more shenanigans of this old episode of this new dopey show!

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Dopey 574: From No-Teeth Teen Meth Kingpin to 6 Years Sober – Faith Hill's (Not the Country Singer) Fentanyl Near-Death & Family Murder Story and long term Recovery Mar 14, 2026

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This week on Dopey! Dave returns from Madison, Wisconsin after recording for Recovery.com and recounts a miserable night wandering the airport like a sleep-deprived junkie without benzos. After reading Spotify comments about the Jamie Lee Curtis episode, Dave plays a wild listener voicemail about smoking crack in Chicago and jumping out of a moving car. Then an email about meth, toads, and a nearly poisoned dog leads Dave to discover the word anhedonia.

The episode’s main event is a raw interview with Faith Hill (not the country singer)—a former meth dealer from Missouri who started smoking meth at 14, sold half-pounds while carrying guns, survived a suicide attempt with fentanyl-pressed Xanax, and ultimately rebuilt her life after losing all her teeth to addiction. Faith shares stories of violence, loss, paranoia, and how she finally found recovery.

ALL THAT AND MORE MORE MORE! on a brand new spanking non country music episode of dopey!

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Dopey Greatest Hits: The True Story of BLOW! George Jung, Poodle Valium & CRAZY TEXAS TWEAKING STORY! PLUS Stealing Drugs in Sweden VM! Mar 12, 2026

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This week on Dopey Thursday Greatest We go back to my classic interview with George Jung from Blow. Before that I read a totally insane email about meth, acid, tweaker camps, and a weird little church in Texas, plus Spotify comments, a voicemail from Kirby about stealing Valium from a poodle! PLUS we end the show Ray and my Dad. ALL THAT AND MORE!!!! on the new DGH!

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Jennifer Gimenez, Tim Ryan, George Jung, Andy Dick, Kratom, recovery Mar 11, 2026

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On this week’s Wednesday Dose of Dopey! Tim Ryan and Jennifer Gimenez. Jen talks Blow, their friendship with George Jung, and helping Andy Dick get sober. Tim tells the brutal story of losing his son, working interventions, and why he thinks the recovery industry is full of bullshit. We also get into Kratom, harm reduction, fentanyl, and why recovery is life or death. Plus listener stories, Spotify comments, and lots of Dopey Nation love.

PLUS MUCH MORE ON the wednesday DOPEY!

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Tuesday Teaser: Heart Attack Doug, Larry’s Funeral & the my blind neglected goldfish Mar 10, 2026

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This week on the teaser, I’m sitting at the dining room table with Heart Attack Doug talking about Crosstalk Larry’s funeral, the insane number of people who showed up, and the weirdest thing ever — a giant aquarium full of birds at the funeral home. We also get into Susan’s new 3D printer, my horrible track record with pets (including a blind goldfish that’s somehow still alive), Doug’s eBay guitar hustle, and Facebook banning a listener for listing his drugs of choice. Plus MORE!

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Dopey Total Replay Episode 17 - Joe Shrank Vomits a ton of Curly Fries on his date! Plus Drugs, addiction and dumb shit! Mar 09, 2026

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This week on the Total Dopey Replay we go way back to Episode 17 with the great Joe Schrank. Me, Chris and Joe get into addiction policy, sober living, relapse, harm reduction, AA, and whether Dopey is actually bad for the recovery community. It gets smart, stupid, and very old school Dopey. Plus Joe tells an all-time disgusting story about getting hammered at USC and puking Cajun curly fries all over some poor girl. If you like early Dopey with me and Chris figuring it out in real time, this is a good one.

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