# Dopey 591: Shooting Coke! Pierced Penis! Getting Shot!  Heroin & Redemption with Dopey OG Ben Croxton

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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: 2026-07-10T02:20:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.dopeypodcast.com
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## Resource

TIMESTAMP NOTES: 00:00 Dave opens the show, talks about the latest Dopey merch, the obsession with collecting weird memorabilia, and catches everyone up on what's happening with Dopey. 03:15 Thoughts on recovery, addiction treatment, and the changing landscape of getting help. 06:30 Dave reflects on gratitude, the Dopey community, and why the show continues to matter after all these years. 09:30 Listener voicemail about loving an addict, codependency, and learning how to detach with love. 16:00 Dave shares his thoughts on relationships in recovery, boundaries, acceptance, and why you can't save someone who doesn't want help. 21:30 More listener feedback and the importance of the Dopey community supporting each other. 24:15 Dave talks about telehealth recovery, modern addiction treatment, and resources available for people struggling today. 26:00 How Dopey has grown from a tiny podcast into a worldwide recovery community. 28:45 Ben Croxton joins the show. 30:00 Ben explains how he found Dopey and eventually became part of the team helping build the show's online community. 36:30 Growing up homeschooled in rural Alabama. 42:30 First experiences with marijuana and alcohol. 49:30 Working at grocery stores, stealing, and teenage hustles. 56:30 Getting kicked out of homeschool after getting caught smoking weed. 1:03:00 Restaurant life, Outback Steakhouse, and discovering serious drug culture. 1:12:00 First OxyContin experience. 1:20:00 Prescription pills become an obsession. 1:29:00 Cocaine enters the picture. 1:36:00 Shooting cocaine at eighteen years old. 1:46:00 Methamphetamine, paranoia, and escalating addiction. 2:03:00 Friends murdered during a meth deal. 2:15:00 Smoking meth from homemade light bulb pipes and complete chaos. 2:27:00 Heroin takes over. 2:40:00 Crime, a…

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