Podcast Episode Details
Back to Podcast Episodes
Dopey 533: Tripping Balls at Camp Bisco, Calvin Klein Cocktails, LSD Meltdowns, and Methadone Clinic Madness: Zach’s Wild Ride
Episode 587
Fentanyl vs. Heroin: "Trash high"—no legs, not the same rush, felt grateful when heroin disappeared
First Shot: A friend made him do it for free—"Misery loves company"—then couldn't stop
OD Stories: OD'd twice in one day—once behind the wheel on FDR, once after snorting Bronx bags, woke up in hospital, ripped tubes out, lied about asthma
Mom's Heart Attack: 4 days after OD, mom has a heart attack from stress
Hustles: Selling weed, flipping Suboxone, scamming friends, "like a credit card"—balances, fronts, juggling
Jam Band Scene: Heavy on acid, ketamine, nitrous, Calvin Klein (coke + K), LSD handling mishap at Camp Bisco led to paranoia for a week
Methadone Clinic Madness: Working in the clinic, finding crack pipes, wild characters, hustles in the waiting room
Recovery Pivot: Got clean after the ferry breakup, went to White Deer Run, cut methadone taper on day 3, Old Testament-level detox, started working the 12 steps, counselor Heath changed his life
Working in Treatment: From the methadone clinic to Ascendant, saw the whole spectrum
Writing: Wrote Slingshot Diaries in Maryland, self-published hundreds of copies, found purpose
Reflection: Raw honesty, doesn’t glorify but doesn’t hide it either—“thank God for grace and mercy”
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago