Teen Mom Leah Messer confesses she ‘blacked out’ for years during painkiller addiction
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TEEN Mom 2 star Leah Messer claimed she “blacked out” for years when she was addicted to painkillers, but she denied drug use on camera to avoid losing custody of her daughters.
The Sun has exclusively obtained an excerpt from Leah’s upcoming memoir, , where she finally tells all on her drug battle after denying addiction issues for years.
She wrote in the book: "The crazy thing is, I didn’t even know I was that out of it when they were filming. I’ve been taking a lot of medications, but I’m not a drug addict.”
Leah claimed in the memoir how she got a “botched” spinal tap back in 2013 when she had a C-section with Addie.
When Leah first got to rehab, she checked into the hospital to detox.
She called the experience “miserable,” as she suffered from cold sweats, nausea and diarrhea for three days straight.
When she was discharged, she moved to a dorm and began the , where she would have private and group therapy.
She said going to treatment was the “best choice” she ever made.
She ended the book with: “I’m still working on myself, growing as a person, and striving to be the best mother I can be.
“I can’t control what life throws at us, but what I can do is teach my daughters to live their lives with hope, grace, and faith.”
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