Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction · Dopey Podcast
Dopey 573: Stabbed a Kid in 8th Grade, Turned Purple OD’ing on Fentanyl in Jail, Boofed His Cell Phone During Raid, Dopesick & Snowed In at
February 27, 2026·2 hr 22 min·5 clips
Dave Marquez stabbed a classmate in 8th grade after his dad told him to 'fuck one of them up' to stop bullying.
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A rough-edged story of school trouble, graffiti, and steady drug use, told with blunt detail.
This episode tracks a rough autobiographical run through school trouble, graffiti, and steady drug use. Its strongest stretch is the blunt chain of setbacks: sent back to school, expelled again for fighting, hit with an $80,000 graffiti fine, and then pushed toward a job instead…
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Press play if you want chaos, confession, and a hard-edged story about school, graffiti, drugs, and trying to keep moving.
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