EPISODE · Feb 6, 2026 · 2H 24M
Dopey 569: We Robbed Houses, Used Sugar Daddies & Filmed Ourselves Shooting Heroin… for Dr. Phil, The Amanda Crossley Show!
from Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction · host Dave & Chris
Show without Ads on Patreon:www.patreon.com/dopeypodcastThis week on Dopey! We get a flood of enthusiastic Spotify comments about a previous Jed Payne episode! We hear a listener voicemail on getting a pickline and reads an email from a listener in Michigan who rebuilt their life after heavy meth/heroin use. The main interview is with Amanda Crossley (from the Sober Girls group chat), who shares a raw, detailed story of her descent into opioid addiction: stealing massive amounts from her pharmacy job, transitioning to IV heroin in Camden NJ, robbing houses as a getaway driver, sugar-daddy arrangements with much older men, family chaos with her two addicted sisters, and ultimately writing to Dr. Phil herself at 23. The 2014 Dr. Phil episode (filmed while high) led to treatment, and she's been sober since early 2015 (now ~11 years). We close with our NEVER RELEASED 1999 EP from our band The Ulti Scrub Hustle: If I'm Not Home(I'm out Walkin Around), Girl of Mine and (I wanna be) Good So Bad. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Timestamped Notes / Chapter Markers 00:00 – 00:55 Opening parody song / "I love heroin" bit 00:55 – 02:03 Dave singing / intro riff + "It's time for Dopey" 02:03 – 04:02 Sponsor read: Oro Recovery (Bob Forrest's program) 04:02 – 06:31 Dave introduces episode, talks about old band "Alty Scrub Hustle" recording in 1999, snorting dope in studio bathroom, life falling apart then 06:31 – 18:14 Massive Spotify comments section (Jed Payne episode reactions) – Dave reads dozens, Jed replies to many 18:14 – 20:34 Sponsor reads: Mountainside + BetterHelp (Valentine's/relationship pressure theme) 20:34 – 25:20 Voicemail from "The Gypsy" – MRSA infection from muscling dope, shooting up through PICC line in hospital, kicked out 25:20 – 30:05 Sponsor read: Orchard on the Brazos (Dan & Brandy's place) 30:05 – 32:28 Email from listener in Michigan – moved from CA → MI, plane smuggling, Flint crack/heroin runs, now on subs with family 32:28 – end of interview (≈2:09:00) Main interview – Amanda Crossley 32:28 – 37:14 Intro, Dr. Phil appearance, writing the letter at 23 37:14 – 41:50 Growing up in South Jersey, resenting sisters' drug use, first Roxy 30 at 18 41:50 – 48:48 Pharmacy tech job → stealing pills (secret trash-tissue method) 48:48 – 58:18 Getting caught, first shot of heroin same day in Camden 58:18 – 1:11:41 Shooting heroin ritual, sisters relapsing together in Florida 1:11:41 – 1:26:08 House robberies (Cherry Hill), getaway driver role, first arrest 1:26:08 – 1:39:50 Sugar daddy website phase, working at "Hairitage's", stealing there too 1:39:50 – 1:51:18 Dr. Phil call comes right after arrest, filming while high, meeting Brandon Novak at Roosevelt Hotel 1:51:18 – 2:04:25 Filming the show high, seeing parents' pain, immediate limo to treatment 2:04:25 – 2:09:11 Treatment, show airing at 60 days, sisters' journeys, current life (married 11+ years, two kids) 2:09:11 – 2:13:55 Wrap-up, plugs, SafeSpot number, customstickers.com code DOPEY20 2:13:55 – 2:23:xx Closing music from old band (Girl of Mine + other tracks)
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Dopey 569: We Robbed Houses, Used Sugar Daddies & Filmed Ourselves Shooting Heroin… for Dr. Phil, The Amanda Crossley Show!
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