Mama June Shannon reveals she spent $1 million amid drug addiction

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here comes Mama June ShannonAn honest confession about her battle with addiction.

Sober for more than three years, the reality star saw her lowest moments, which included spending $1 million on cocaine.

“I don't remember a lot of things from that time,” the 43-year-old said. the daily mail In an interview published on May 10.

Today, Mama Jun-who married justin stroud In June – is in disbelief at her actions, wishing she could tell her younger self “‘Girl, what are you doing spending all that money?'”

“I think of so many things I can do with that money,” she continued. “My husband tells me all the time that I can't pay attention to this.”

What she says is forcing June to spend up to $3,000 a day on drugs — mom of two daughters Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson, Lauryn “Pumpkin” Effard, Jessica “Chubbs” Shannon And Anna “Chickade” Cardwell—for being smart with her cash.

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“I've gone back to like penny pinching,” she revealed, “and Justin tells me I'm a money hoarder.”

However, she claims that her past experiences have made doctors skeptical about her treatment, especially after she was hospitalized in September.

When they look at me and I feel like I'm being judged because of my past issues,” the Mama June: Family Crisis Starr said. “I hate that doctors would look at someone who's had something in their life like an addiction, and they think someone can't change.”

Now, in the midst of an unknown illness “I just want answers and I'm not getting them,” she shared. “I'm trying to see the best doctors in Georgia, but it's taking a while.”

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