Current:Home > MarketsMama June Shannon Reveals She Spent $1 Million on Drugs Amid Addiction -TrueNorth Capital Hub
Mama June Shannon Reveals She Spent $1 Million on Drugs Amid Addiction
View
Date:2025-04-13 17:23:33
Here comes Mama June Shannon's honest confessions about her battle with addiction.
Sober for more than three years, the reality star looked back on her lowest moments, including spending $1 million on cocaine.
"I don't remember like a lot of that time frame," the 43-year-old told The Daily Mail in an interview published May 10. "Just bits and pieces and stuff. But the biggest, stupidest thing I've done is spend that much money on drugs."
Today, Mama June—who wed Justin Stroud in June—is in disbelief of her actions, wishing she could tell her younger self "'Girl, what the hell are you doing spending all that damn money?'"
"I think about a lot of things I could do with that money," she continued. "My husband tells me all the time that I can't dwell on it."
Spending what she said was up to $3,000 a day on drugs has forced June—who is mom to daughters Alana "Honey Boo Boo" Thompson, Lauryn "Pumpkin" Efird, Jessica "Chubbs" Shannon and Anna "Chickadee" Cardwell—to be wiser with her cash.
"I've gone back to being like penny pinching," she revealed, "and Justin tells me I'm a money hoarder."
However, she claims her past experiences have caused doctors to be skeptical about treating her, especially when she was hospitalized in September.
When they look at me and I feel like I'm getting judged because of my prior issues," the Mama June: Family Crisis star said. "I hate that the doctors will look at someone who has been through something in their life, like an addiction, and they think that someone can't change."
Now, amid an unknown illness "I just want the answers and I'm not getting them," she shared. "I'm trying to get into to see the best doctors that I know back in Georgia, but it is taking some time."
For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News AppveryGood! (53)
Related
- From family road trips to travel woes: Americans are navigating skyrocketing holiday costs
- Russian fighter pilots harass U.S. military drones in Syria for second straight day, Pentagon says
- As Rooftop Solar Rises, a Battle Over Who Gets to Own Michigan’s Renewable Energy Future Grows
- Jurassic Park Actress Ariana Richards Recreates Iconic Green Jello Scene 30 Years Later
- A South Texas lawmaker’s 15
- Get a $64 Lululemon Tank for $19, $64 Shorts for $29, $119 Pants for $59 and More Mind-Blowing Finds
- New HIV case linked to vampire facials at New Mexico spa
- Hotels say goodbye to daily room cleanings and hello to robots as workers stay scarce
- Newly elected West Virginia lawmaker arrested and accused of making terroristic threats
- Hotels say goodbye to daily room cleanings and hello to robots as workers stay scarce
Ranking
- Justice Department, Louisville reach deal after probe prompted by Breonna Taylor killing
- Elon Musk reinstates suspended journalists on Twitter after backlash
- Lily-Rose Depp Reaches New Milestone With Love of My Life 070 Shake
- Trump special counsel investigations cost over $9 million in first five months
- Macy's says employee who allegedly hid $150 million in expenses had no major 'impact'
- Britain is seeing a wave of strikes as nurses, postal workers and others walk out
- In the Southeast, power company money flows to news sites that attack their critics
- How 2% became the target for inflation
Recommendation
Global Warming Set the Stage for Los Angeles Fires
A Chick-fil-A location is fined for giving workers meals instead of money
Why Is Texas Allocating Funds For Reducing Air Emissions to Widening Highways?
These Candidates Vow to Leave Fossil Fuel Reserves in the Ground, a 180° Turn from Trump
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow owns a $3 million Batmobile Tumbler
Samuel L. Jackson Marvelously Reacts to Bad Viral Face at Tony Awards 2023
These Candidates Vow to Leave Fossil Fuel Reserves in the Ground, a 180° Turn from Trump
Banks’ Vows to Restrict Loans for Arctic Oil and Gas Development May Be Largely Symbolic