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Years after rising to fame on Teen Mom and 16 and Pregnant, several cast members are opening up about their dark struggles with addiction, arrests, and recovery. From Ryan Edwards’ multiple drug-related arrests to Leah Messer’s painkiller dependency and Amber Portwood’s fentanyl overdose, the stories are raw and unsettling. Jenelle Evans detailed her heroin addiction in her memoir, while Valerie Purvis was recently arrested for involuntary manslaughter. The franchise’s legacy is now shadowed by real-life pain and hard-fought sobriety.
