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Dopey 524Explicit

I Ate Meth in Jail and Found God in a Coffee Bean - Ultimate Texas Tweaker - Burglar - Prison Redemption Episode - Damon West

· 2 hr 30 min

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Show notes

SHOW NOTES:

🏈 Damon’s early life as a quarterback at North Texas

💨 First time trying meth — and losing control instantly

🏚️ Running burglaries out of trap houses across Dallas

🤯 Meth-induced delusions, paranoia, and total madness

🚔 Getting busted in front of his parents

⚖️ Sentenced to 65 years in a Texas prison

⛓️ Life behind bars — navigating gangs and survival

☕ The coffee bean story that changed everything

🧠 Finding faith, structure, and recovery

📚 Rebuilding his life and helping others

🎤 From inmate to speaker and author

🧃 Bonus: Damon’s take on prison hooch and microwaved food

❤️ Classic Dopey themes: addiction, consequences, redemption, and dark comedy

www.damonwest.org

www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast

🖤 Fucking toodles for Chris.

Original title: Dopey 524: I Ate Meth in Jail and Found God in a Coffee Bean - Ultimate Texas Tweaker - Burglar - Prison Redemption Episode - Damon West

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