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Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction and Recovery

Dopey 406: Andre Royo! Was Bubbles the Greatest Junky in TV History? Drinking in America! Recovery, Heroin, Alcohol, Kratom, The Wire

Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction and Recovery

Dave & Chris

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

4.82.8K Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2023

⏱️ 138 minutes

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Summary

This week on Dopey! We are joined by legendary actor of the stage and screen, Andre Royo. Andre recounts his journey growing up in the Bronx and inhabiting arguably the greatest heroin addict in television history playing 'Bubbles' on the Wire. PLUS his personal journey into recovery, reminiscing on his 'method style' on playing a homeless heroin addict, his current run - playing the lead in Eric Bogosian's 'Drinking in America' and tons of other stuff. PLUS emails! voicemails! My dad! The All New Dopey Fitness Challenge with Doug Bopst and much much more on this all new all classic version of that good ol' Dopey Show! MORE ON 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!

Transcript

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0:00.0

When you walk to the garden, you gotta watch your back.

0:19.0

When I pick your parties, walk the spade narrow track.

0:27.0

If you walk with Jesus, He's gonna save your soul.

0:34.0

You gotta keep the devil, we're down in the hole.

0:42.0

He just got the fire and the fury at His command.

0:49.0

Where you don't have to worry, if you hold on to Jesus then,

0:57.0

we'll all be safe from Satan when the thunder rolls.

1:05.0

We're just gonna keep the devil, we're down in the hole.

1:21.0

Down in the hole, down in the hole.

1:27.0

You gotta help me get the devil.

1:33.0

Down in the hole.

1:42.0

This episode of Dopey is brought to you by our very good friends at Oro Recovery.

1:48.0

Oro was founded by Bob Forest and his friends Evan and Jared and Bob.

1:54.0

They're a mission to create a treatment center that helps addicts and alcoholics by means of compassion and connection rather than control.

2:03.0

Their staff has many, many decades of experience in treating co-occurring mental health disorders, including severe mental illness.

2:12.0

They make sure your detox is as comfortable as possible.

2:15.0

The most important thing is the people that I know that have gone to Oro said it was one of the best experiences they ever had.

2:24.0

They never learned so much about their recovery.

2:28.0

They have amenities you wouldn't believe, sound bath meditation, equine therapy, surfing, and of course the potentially spiritually transformative sweat lodge.

2:38.0

It's definitely my favorite.

2:41.0

If you're fucked and you're looking for a place to go and you're willing to go to sunny Southern California, I highly suggest going to Oro.

2:50.0

And of course this episode is also brought to you by our very good friends at sober buddy.

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