The latest season of Teen Mom 2 premiered on September 2. In this, we see Leah Messer opening up on her addiction and mental health issues. This season will feature Leah’s struggle with many hardships, including painful divorces from Corey and Jeremy as well as Ali’s heartbreaking fight against muscular dystrophy. In the upcoming Sunday episode, she’ll be talking about a very private ordeal.
Teen Mom 2: What To Expect From Upcoming Episode?
Leah begins with saying that she is addicted to pain medication. Although she didn’t speak of it earlier, she did put forth the truth now. In the sneak peek of the episode, Leah unravels her poignant experience. The upcoming episodes will also feature Leah opening about her battle. It will also see Briana, Chelsea, Jade and Kailyn as they navigate parenting, family dynamics, careers and love.
Teen Mom 2: Leah Authored A Memoir Highlighting Her Med Addiction
Apart from doing the show, Leah Messer has written a memoir Hope, Grace & Faith, named after the middle names of her daughters: Aliannah, Aleeah, and Adalynn. In this book, she candidly talks about her drug addiction, something she has not previously spoken about. Leah’s tryst with drug addiction hasn’t been easy. Her revelations clearly show that. Leah first came clean about her opioid addiction in November 2018 during her podcast. In the podcast titled Life Reboot, Leah said that she how it feels to become dependent on anything given by a doctor.
How Did Leah Messer Got Into Med Addiction?
Leah Messer talked about her pill dependency after the 2013 birth of her third daughter, Adalynn. Post that, the doctors gave her a botched spinal tap that left her in immense pain for months. That’s how her addiction started and with the release of the memoir, Leah is getting real and candid about it. In the books, she revealed that her dad gave her meds after her own painkillers ran out. The medicines prescribed by the doctors were fine. However, it was diazepam that really knocked her out.
With everything, Leah admits, she struggled with Ali’s problem too. She further shared that she didn’t get any time to schedule a follow-up appointment to figure out why she was still in so much pain. And then, her father hooked her up with some medications. Her father was addicted to it, Leah added.