Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction Dopey45(Part Two): Shooting Crack, Homelessness, Nick Reiner
Sep 11, 2016
Nick Reiner, a member of the Reiner entertainment family, shares his raw experiences with addiction, recounting his choice of homelessness over rehab and the harrowing details of shooting crack in a public bathroom. He opens up about his first encounter with heroin on Skid Row and how rehab sometimes exposes individuals to harder drugs rather than helping them. The candid conversation also touches on the stark contrasts between different rehab environments and the ongoing debate on long-term sobriety in recovery.
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First Time Shooting Crack In A McDonald's Bathroom
- Nick Reiner described shooting crack in a McDonald's bathroom after being introduced to it in a homeless shelter and feeling it as the most incredible sensation he’d felt.
- He spent weeks homeless by choice after being kicked out of sober living rather than return to another rehab stint.
Stimulant Paranoia Follows Predictable Scripts
- The panel discussed how stimulant paranoia always converges on the same fears (cops, FBI) regardless of drug type.
- Stimulant-induced paranoia becomes hyper-focused and repetitive, worsening user distress.
Heroin Seed Planted During Rehab
- Nick recounted his first time shooting heroin after meeting a heroin-using roommate in rehab and later being taken to Skid Row to cop and shoot up.
- That initial exposure planted the seed for years of opioid addiction and shaped his distrust of early treatment experiences.