The Time Kimber Shot Fentanyl in Her Neck and Died and Stephen Saved Her Life| Dopey's Greatest Hits

What this episode covers

Timestamps: 00:23 – Welcome to Dopey’s Greatest Hits 01:05 – Introducing “The Call” 01:45 – DopeyCon lineup and ticket information 03:15 – Josh’s armed crack-dealer story 07:34 – Kratom, 7-OH and Sublocade 08:30 – Patreon and Spotify comments 12:16 – “The Call” begins 14:46 – Kimber calls Never Use Alone 15:30 – “I just left rehab yesterday” 17:32 – Kimber’s tolerance is dangerously low 19:14 – Injecting heroin into her neck 20:20 – Kimber stops responding 20:50 – Jessie prepares to call an ambulance 23:07 – Paramedics enter Kimber’s apartment 24:52 – Ryan Leone and the origins of Never Use Alone 27:10 – Stephen’s addiction and recovery 31:48 – Building three overdose hotlines 34:07 – Meeting Jessie and responding to Kimber’s call 36:34 – Stephen hears his own voice on This American Life 38:41 – Stephen’s early drug use 43:29 – Drinking as a child in Europe 45:54 – Weed, college and depression 48:23 – Stimulant addiction and a friend’s suicide 50:35 – Treatment for stimulants disguised as opioid addiction 55:15 – OxyContin, acid and the downward spiral 57:32 – Arrested while paranoid on stimulants 59:48 – Family intervention and treatment 01:02:12 – Silver Hill and the attraction of recovery 01:06:57 – Finding drugs while cleaning out houses 01:11:40 – Hiding a relapse from his family 01:14:00 – Recovery, autonomy and making space for people 01:18:38 – Why overdose risk has fundamentally changed 01:20:55 – Relapse, survivor’s guilt and respecting autonomy 01:23:16 – Did recovery expectations prevent honesty? 01:25:38 – Jessie’s daughter uses the hotline 01:27:53 – “I don’t care what she does—as long as she doesn’t die” 01:29:04 – Jessie watches her daughter inject at the kitchen table 01:30:24 – Stephen becomes a volunteer firefighter 01:35:12 – His first Narcan reversal 01:37:34 – America’s first government-funded overdose hotline 01:42:08 – Anonymous, judgment-free help throughout North America 01:44:21 – Nine emergencies out of more than 1,300 calls 01:46:55 – Kimber joins the episode 01:49:17 – Life immediately after leaving rehab 01:51:39 – Why she decided to call Never Use Alone 01:53:59 – Shooting cocaine before seeking heroin 01:56:17 – Forty days without opioids and no tolerance 02:03:22 – Jessie attempts to slow Kimber down 02:05:42 – The injection and overdose 02:08:05 – Waking up with Stephen beside her 02:10:28 – Anger, humiliation and wanting to use again 02:15:16 – Returning to the trap house 02:19:50 – Getting back into rehab 02:22:13 – Another relapse—and eventually recovery 02:24:38 – How Kimber and Stephen reconnected 02:29:22 – Kimber begins working for the hotline 02:31:42 – Answering calls without being triggered 02:33:57 – Connection as the opposite of addiction 02:36:22 – How to contact the hotline 02:38:40 – Closing thoughts 02:40:40 – Banjo cover of “Good So Bad” Five ad-break spots 12:16 – Before the main Greatest Hits episode 36:34 – Before Stephen’s personal story 01:02:12 – Before treatment and recovery 01:46:55 – Between Stephen’s interview and Kimber’s interview 02:22:13 – After Kimber returns to treatment

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