dop·ey| ˈdō-pē |adjective
- 1. Stupefied by drugs, or acting like it.
- 2. The podcast about drugs, addiction and dumb sh#t. Keeping addicts and alcoholics company since 2016.
Funny. Filthy. Honest.Still here.
True stories from addicts, alcoholics and the people who love them, hosted by Dave Manheim. 840+ episodes and counting.
840+ episodes. Since 2016. Drugs, addiction & dumb sh#t. New episodes five days a week. 1,300+ hours of stories. Toodles for Chris. Keeping addicts & alcoholics company
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on Dopey
Dopey's Greatest Hits · 2 hr 44 min
DopeyCon 2022: Shaving Your Asshole for Heroin Money with Brandon Novak, Andy Roy, and Dopey Nation
Wednesday Dose · 2 hr 10 min
Justin Krompier: Heroin, Xanax, Ambien, Robbing Dealers, and his path to Yosemite and Recovery
Take as directedYour weekly
Your weekly
dose of Dopey
Five shows a week, one for every day you made it through. Side effects may include laughing at things you shouldn’t and feeling a lot less alone.
- MonReplaysTotal Replay · 51
- TueTeasersTuesday Teaser · 113
- WedThe DoseWednesday Dose · 14
- ThuGreatest HitsDopey's Greatest Hits · 30
- FriClassic DopeyDopey · 573
Plus 66 extras: specials, emergency episodes and live shows. Full Doug shows and more live on Patreon.
Browse by drug of choicePick your
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Every episode, sorted by what got them. Everyone’s got a drug of choice. Find the stories that sound like yours.
Since 2016Two dopes and
The whole story
Two dopes and
a microphone
Dopey started with Dave Manheim and Chris O'Connor, two former IV heroin addicts in recovery who loved to talk about all of it: the coke, the pills, the booze, and every consequence that came with them.
After two and a half years, Chris relapsed and died of a fentanyl overdose. The show kept going, first to mourn him, then to keep doing what it was always for: keeping addicts and alcoholics company.
“Toodles for Chris.”
Live and in person
DopeyCon
Once a year the Dopey Nation gets together in real life for a live show, dinner and way too many hugs. DopeyCon 7: Game Show Edition wrapped on Oct 3, 2026. The next one gets announced on the show and on Instagram first.
Smack talkThe Dopey Nation
The Dopey Nation
has a lot to say
- Story
How To: Recovery Without Meetings
“I am “sober-sober”(since November 4, 2019) and have never attended any fellowship meetings or been through any program/steps.”
by Dre · Apr 6, 2023
- Story
Celia
“I am from Las Vegas and I’ve lived here all my life so you can only imagine what my using days were like.”
by Celia · Apr 1, 2023
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Jokes aside. If you or someone you love is in trouble, these people pick up the phone.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
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SAMHSA National Helpline
1-800-662-4357Free, confidential treatment referral and information, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Safe Spot Hotline
1-800-972-0590Using alone and afraid of overdosing? Call them. Staffed by people with lived and living experience with overdose and drug use.
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Got a story, a guest idea, hate mail or love mail? Dave reads it. Some of it ends up on the show.