Dopey 578: Louis lost 10.2 Million Dollars to Gambling! PLUS Murder! Oxys! Coke! Nothing's off the Table!

from Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction · host Dave & Chris

DOPEYWOOD TICKETS: https://events.leapevents.com/event/dopeywood-2026 PATREON: www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast This week on Dopey! We shout out some epic dopes! Katie B with 8 fucking years and Scott Wic with 6 years!!!! We play a VM from Axel. We read emails - spotify comments - the whole deal. LEAVE SPOTIFY COMMENTS PLEASE! Then we are joined by the host of the Nothing's Off the Table Podcast Louis LJ Ruggiero. Born into 'New York City Royalty' the son of renouned news anchor Rosanna Scotto. We cove a full descent from privileged NYC kid to full-blown addict: Xanax, coke, gambling, oxy addiction (30 pills a day), arrests, and the death of a friend. It escalates into a near brush with murder before landing in recovery and a strong stance on AA, accountability, and rejecting paid “sober influencer” culture. ALL THAT AND MORE! MORE MORE MORE! On this weeks new new new episode of that good old dopey show! 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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TIME STAMP! 00:00 Introduction to Dopey and Its Themes 04:19 Listener Stories and Engagement 10:33 Spotify Comments and Listener Feedback 16:36 The Impact of Kratom and Suboxone 22:21 The Importance of Treatment and Resources 28:30 Discussion on Recovery Principles 42:11 Growing Up with a Famous Parent 48:21 The Early Days of Substance Use 58:11 College Life and Escalating Addiction 01:10:03 Tragedy and Turning Points 01:26:56 The Descent into Addiction 01:33:05 The Drug Program Experience 01:43:14 The Murder Confession 01:50:23 Testifying and Its Aftermath 02:08:47 Exploring the Effects of Substances 02:15:57 The Highs and Lows of Vegas Adventures 02:21:46 The Struggles of Sobriety and Relationships 02:27:10 The Descent into Drug Psychosis 02:35:10 Finding Hope and Community in Recovery

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