Dopey 342: The Dark Comedy of Chloe La Branche, Alcoholism, Relapse, Recovery, Fentanyl, Trauma

Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction and Recovery

Dave & Chris

Comedy, Health & Fitness, Health & Fitness:mental Health, Mental Health, Alternative Health

4.8 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2022

⏱️ 125 minutes

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This week on Dopey! We are joined by super vulnerable and yet still hilarious, Chloe La Branche. Chloe comes fresh off a Vivitrol shot and gets super honest about her recent relapse and struggle in staying clean and sober. Then she takes us back into her addiction history laying out the good, the bad and the ugly for the everyone to hear. Plus! Author ERIN KHAR is back hanging out, and talking drugs, addiction and dumb shit! Also Willie from Katz's is back and much more on this brand new rough and rugged new episode of Dopey! This episode of Dopey is sponsored by our friends at Sober Link! If you know anyone that could use a little help with accountability around alcohol click here and save $50 on your first device https://bit.ly/3ANYTdL More about Dopey: 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!

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0:00.0	I take four.
0:30.0	So alive, don't be like a sick son. We're all alive.
0:38.0	It's all a nation.
0:46.0	Alright, that's it. Fuck that. That's good.
0:49.0	This episode of Dopey is sponsored by Auro Recovery.
0:54.0	They're located in sunny Southern California, Malibu, Silver Lake, and somewhere in Western Los Angeles.
1:02.0	They were created by a very good friend, Bob Forest, and his very good friends, Evan, Jared, and Bob.
1:08.0	They're a mission to help addicts and alcoholics to get well through connection and compassion rather than control.
1:16.0	Their staff has many, many, many decades of experience in treating alcoholism, drug addiction, and co-occurring mental health disorders, including the Dread SMI.
1:28.0	Their amenities are sick, surfing, equine therapy, sound bath meditation, of course, the potentially spiritually transformative sweat lodge.
1:38.0	They boast a comfortable detox, which we all love a comfortable detox.
1:43.0	So if you're ready to make a decision, if you're ready to get ready, I cannot suggest Auro enough.
1:49.0	If you're fucked and you're willing to go to sunny Southern California, go to Auro.
1:54.0	This episode of Dopey is also brought to you by our great friends at SoberLink.
2:00.0	As we all know, addiction is a serious issue that needs to be addressed.
2:04.0	Nearly 15 million people in the US have an alcohol use disorder, and that is alcohol use only not other drugs.
2:12.0	Only 10% of those people get treatment.
2:14.0	This can be attributed to the stigma that surrounds addiction and how people don't want to talk about it.
2:20.0	SoberLink supports the no-judgment zone that is Dopey, and strives to erase the stigma of alcohol addiction.
2:27.0	Their remote alcohol monitoring tool has helped over 500,000 people to be more accountable in their sobriety.
2:34.0	The Dopey podcast was started with open and honest conversations about addiction and recovery, and SoberLink encourages this to help rebuild trust and maintain sobriety.
2:46.0	We've teamed up with SoberLink to create a healthy habits guide for those in recovery.
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