Dopey 573: Dave Marquess stabbed a Kid in 8th Grade, Turned Purple OD’ing on Fentanyl in Jail, Boofed His Cell Phone During Raid, Dopesick & Snowed In at a Klan Rally, Drove Hookers While Shooting Speedballs, RECOVERY!

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This week on DOPEY! We welcome Philly Junky, Artist, Book and Game Designer Dave Marques! We start reading the Jenni Spotify comments.

Played Allison voicemail (paramedic blowjob in ambulance post-Christian rehab relapse), Miles voicemail (veins wrecked by crack run, imaging lab vein scan horror, switched to sniffing/smoking/femoral).

Reads Dana email (using while listening to dopey, Philly trank/xylazine hell, 10-year heroin/PCP run, funny bad gas station robbery story). Dave connects deeply, offers help (Dopey Nation socials/Zoom, 25 meetings/week), we stress that recovery is doable.

Dave Marquessinterview highlights (starts ~27:52):

• Early life/family addiction — Kindergarten stealing at Nativity school, mom prison check fraud/coke/heroin, dad PCP/meth/LSD chemist (horse dewormer contract, biker gang supplier), Moonies kidnapping half-brother Jesse, parents split kids no custody, dad took Dave after mom prison/grandma rehab/aunt binge, dad sober then full alcoholic (nice sloppy drunk, Eagles yelling).
• Teen years/drugs — Pot/PCP 7th grade (~12), "love boat" blunts, rainy days romance, graffiti start 97–98 (SEV/Shiva tag), stabbed kid 8th grade (utility cutter), juvie Pittsburgh 18 months (school + D&A program, "yes them" to get out).
• High school fall — Ankle bracelet 9th grade, friend OD heroin, vice principal fight on PCP, multiple expulsions ($80k graffiti damage), umpiring/job purpose lost to girl/drugs.
• Adult spiral — Daughter born 2004, dad death 2007 heart attack (no 911 to save ambulance cost), inherited $30k → oxy dealer → heroin, escort driving (pinching bags, chaos), scams (Dave & Buster’s tickets, college copper theft, steak return scam with mom, fake bills), lost everything, daughter’s mom left after needles found.
• Jail/fentanyl era — Multiple arrests (shoplifting, attempted carjacking hiding in dryer), fentanyl OD in jail (snorted 2 bags, turned purple, lawyer visit saved him, pre-Narcan), worst detox Montgomery County (puking bile, shitting bunk, Ativan shower), 3 weeks hole (disoriented, makeshift chess/solitaire).
• Bottom & recovery — Turned down free bag in Gen Pop (first "no" in 20 years), parole home, 3 months clean no detox spot, self-made meeting papers judge accepted, mom helped (attic, toiletries), reconnected daughter at 16–18, good relationship now.
• Sober life/art — Car painting job via Ray (wash → prep), murals/barber shops, enamel pins/coloring books, Relapse vs Recovery game (card game from New Year’s inspiration, recovery/12-step jargon humor, Instagram @relapsevsrecoverygame, gamecrafter.com, Amazon/Meta struggles drug content). Ends grateful for purpose/creativity in sobriety, teases Patreon video game play.

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