# Dopey 578: She Shot So Much Heroin in her Butt, Half of it came off! And now she is a sober lawyer! Sara Clark

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Podcast: [Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dopey-on-the-dark-comedy-of-drug-addiction-422100)
Published: 2026-04-17T17:56:36+00:00
Episode link: https://www.dopeypodcast.com
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TIMESTAMP NOTES 00:00 – Dopey intro song + Oro Recovery ad 03:08 – Dave returns from Dopeywood + meeting reflection 05:25 – Listener email: prison, relapse, and recovery 07:52 – Dave at Howard Stern vinyl party (Baba Booey, Chuck D) 10:03 – Neil Young “After the Gold Rush” + memory lapses 12:20 – Relentlessness in recovery and Dopey 13:27 – Mountainside ad 14:20 – Axel voicemail: weed dealing, fire, and burnt dick 18:22 – Braeburn ad (Reframe & Reclaim) 19:05 – Spotify comments (LJ Ruggiero episode reactions) 23:07 – More comments + DopeyCon music talk 24:10 – Orchard on the Brazos ad 25:28 – More comments + Dopey Nation shoutouts 29:00 – Recovery Unplugged ad 30:00 – Dopey Film Festival + DopeyCon update 31:00 – Guest intro: Sarah Clark Sarah Clark Interview 32:00 – Sober Girls group chat origin story 39:48 – Childhood: drug-addicted father + unstable upbringing 42:04 – Early addiction exposure + father’s drug use 44:06 – First drug use: alcohol → Xanax 48:45 – Arrests + first rehab attempt (runs away) 57:48 – Relapse → pills → heroin introduction 01:09:00 – First time shooting heroin (no effect → more) 01:11:35 – IV use escalates: neck, forehead, desperation 01:18:25 – Hustling, robberies, and chaos 01:27:54 – Abscess story → loses part of butt 01:30:07 – Hospital stay + immediate relapse 01:34:40 – Cycle of rehabs + running away 01:39:15 – Final decision to go to treatment 01:41:36 – Actually working steps for first time 01:46:25 – Sober living + first job 01:48:50 – Law school journey begins 01:53:28 – Getting accepted → charges dismissed 01:55:47 – Becoming a lawyer 01:55:47 – Adopting stepdaughter + breaking family cycle 02:00:20 – Life today: marriage, kids, recovery 02:02:27 – Outro + Safe Spot info + Dopey wrap-up 02:05:00 – Outro song (“Good So Bad”) 🎯 SEO KE…

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