Jenelle Evans admits to using hydrocodone to Leah Calvert's friend Amy LaDawn Nichols

Jenelle Evans admits to using hydrocodone to Leah Calvert’s friend Amy LaDawn Nichols

Jan, 01, 2013 | AUTHOR: Asa Hawks; | Related : Amy LaDawn Nichols, Jenelle Evans, Teen Mom 2

Teen Mom 2 star Jenelle Evans has all but admitted that she began using heroin while dating Kieffer Delp, but she is reportedly trying to break her addiction with the help of hydrocodone. The only problem is, according to a Facebook conversation with Teen Mom 2 costar Leah Calvert’s good friend Amy LaDawn Nichols, Jenelle’s supply of hydrocodone ran out just prior to Christmas causing her to experience withdrawal symptons as well as acid reflux and stomach cramps.

Here is the conversation:

Jenelle Rogers: Are u withdrawing? That might be why I feel like this honestly… I just got a script for hydrocordons and figured it would be ok to take well when I ran out I withdrew AGAIN like three days ago
And today is my 5th day
I had acid reflux horribly and stomach cramps and everything… Still do

Amy LaDawn Nichols: No it shouldn’t be withdraw cause Ive been on suboxone since the 11th. But I’m sorry girl and yeah that’s probably what your going thru after an addiction and dependency like opiates, loratabs can still f**k your world up.. You wouldn’t think so cause it’s not shot compared to opanas or heroin but it can

Amy LaDawn: It shouldn’t take more than 7 days though so hopefully yours will be over soon. Try to buy a sub strip from someone and only take 1/4 a day see if that helps
I’ve got some I’d give ya but I’m all the way in WV

Jenelle: Yeah that’s what I was thinking to do but it’s like now who do I trust that won’t sell me out that I bought suboxone… Ugh lol ill find someone!! But yeah it sux I feel bad for Courtland becuz yesterday his script ran out too soooo tomorrow is going to be extremely sh!tty for him !!! Omg I feel so bad for him

* It should be noted that the Facebook conversation was a private one posted by one of Jenelle’s many detractors on Twitter. Some have speculated that it may have been leaked by Courtland, who has stated he has access to Jenelle’s passwords, while the two were separated after a recent spat.

Jenelle’s admission is sure to make headlines, but the real story here is Amy’s response to the conversation leaking online, which is a brutally honest admission of drug addiction from someone struggling through the recovery process. It seems a shame that her interaction with Jenelle was exposed because she seems like exactly the kind of person Jenelle needs to be talking to! Here is Amy’s response on Twitter:

For the record, MY past and MY mistakes were just that MINE. And they are MY business not the worlds. Yes, my close friends and family know what they needed to and they are there to support me in my recovery. Im not going to deny what I did. But I have learned from it and I am moving forward and I am getting clean. I am in treatment and I am no longer doing any of that.

My friend Leah does NOT need to be involved with any of this. She is my best friend, And yes she knows about it. But she did NOT agree with it or have ANYTHING to do with it. So why are people even bringing her into it. Leah would never do the things I did and I was so ashamed of what I did that I even hid it from her.

She actually quit talking to me for a while and I was not allowed around the girls, But I knew that was her protecting herself and her children. We are talking and everything agian now. And I am thankful that she is still there for me. But please leave her out of this. THIS was MY mistake. And yes I have to deal with that, And I will battle with this for a long time. But my plan is to stay clean and get back to the AMY that everyone knew for so long. I am 3 weeks sober. So please stop with the bullsh!t. She does NOT need this and NEITHER do I. OKAY?

Judge me if you wish, I admit that I fell into the world of drug addiction that MANY have dealt with, However I am ONE of FEW who get HELP!!

A fan commended Amy for being willing to admit her drug problems, to which Amy responded by writing, “I admitted it after 7 months and now 8 months later Im sober. Its hard but I hate that its on blast now. Its really sh!tty.”

^ Leah Calvert’s friend Amy LaDawn Nichols

Of course Amy’s comments drew some negative comments from “fans” of Jenelle upset that she would confirm the Facebook conversation was real, to which Amy responded on Facebook by writing:

I dont like how you guys take me defending myself & turn it into me confirming anything, but in my defense, I had to defend myself when everyone’s going to my bestfriend asking questions. I did NOT intentionally confirm anything and I do not want Jenelle upset with me. I just cant have people going to leah or saying leah was involved when she wasnt, especially when Leah actually quit talking to me while I was on drugs. This just isn’t far to myself or Jenelle. & Its sad for both of us. That conversation was PRIVATE for a reason. It wasnt like we talked about anything in comments.

I just can’t say enough about how much I admire Amy and how she addressed the situation she found herself in. A private conversation was made public revealing that she had a drug addiction, and not only is Amy willing to own up to the fact, but her main concern seems to be for her friend Leah, who is unfairly being dragged into it. And let’s remember, this all happened because she was genuinely trying to help someone else who was dealing with drug addiction.

Amy later continued the conversation about her road to recovery on Twitter. Here are most of the tweets — I’ve left off some of the tweets she is responding to assuming you will be able to figure out what they said:

Thank you all for the supportive tweets about my recovery. It was hard at 1st, but that’s in the past now & Im back to being sober & clean.

Yes, Ill be on Suboxone for at least a year.. For me its been great. Its saved my life. I hope it works for you. #GoodLuck

I was addicted to opiates. Pain pills & Heroin. BIG MISTAKE on my part, but I knew I couldn’t live that way, So I got help.

FYI: I felt horrible for what I did to my family and friends. I hurt them & I was suicidal over it. But I’m thankful I’m okay now and alive.

Almost it will be a month sober on Jan 11th. #ICanAndWillOverComeThis

[Jenelle] came to me in confidence cause she knew Id understand, I don’t blame her, I just hate this for both of us.

Drug addiction can get a hold of anyone. But it doesnt make you a bad person, unless you let it. Choose help & overcome it. #ItsNOTEasyTho

Well, I didnt expect all this sh!t tonight, but anyways, I guess I said what I needed to. Im sorry it came out this way or even at all. #FML

Thank you all for the supportive tweets though. I really do appreciate it. Im going to stay strong & clean for everyone around me. #Sobriety

I understand that I really hurt my family and friends even though I didnt mean to. Im very sorry for it though. I love them all very much.

Goodnight everyone. I really need to go to sleep now. Its been a long night as you can see. Hope everyone was safe tonight. #HappyNewYear!

Amy returned to Twitter this morning and added:

FYI: I wasn’t on drugs long.. I started doing it here & there in April/May, I wasn’t addicted until June, & I QUIT in December. ONLY 8 mths.

I am 3 weeks and 1 day sober today. & I will be in treatment for 1-3 yrs on Suboxone. Its a great medicine. It saved my life. #ImBackToMe

Im on 2 strips a day.. Just started tho so my tapers far away.. But I go to therapy and groups too. It helps me a lot.

Yes, to all the people asking. My drug addiction is part of why Cory and I aren’t together anymore. I do hope one day we get back together.

People also need to realize, Its not always addiction that get people. People who get prescribed pain pills become defendant on it too. #FYI

Ive seen MANY older people on Methadone/Suboxone, who I know for a fact werent just “addicts”, just unfortunate ppl who lost their medicine.

People also need to realize, Its not always addiction that get people. People who get prescribed pain pills become dependent on it too. #FYI

You can continue to follow Amy on her road to recover by following her on Twitter!

I just want to say thanks to Amy for being so open and honest. I wish her the best and have faith she has the strength and motivation to gain her life, family, friends, and old self back!

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HoardersFan

At this point, could any Jenelle Evans story surprise us?
- June
  
  That she’s a competent mother who proves a loving, stable environment for her son and is pursuing a career outside of reality TV that will financially proved a comfortable lifestyle when Teen Mom ends…..That’d surprise me.
KT

I think it’d be best if the world just forgot about Janelle for a while; long enough for her to get it out of her head that she’s famous and get her shit together.
- ameliaBedelia76
  
  I think it is time for CPS to get involved with this family. Just like when CPS believe Amber was abusing drugs and her baby daddy, Leah was removed from Ambers care. The same should be done to Janelle. A court needs to intervene and keep her from having any contact with Jace. Only supervised visits ONCE she has tested clean from any sort of drugs. Janelle needs mandatory physc care as well.
Courtney

IT IS ILLEGAL to share or use someone else’s prescription! It REALLY makes me made that these idiots give the medications a bad rap because they share them, use them the wrong way and were NOT prescribed the medication and ruin it for the people who REALLY do need these meds. If you run out that means you abused it and took way more than you should have OR you ran out because your Dr. felt it was best not to prescribe any more to you. She doesn’t need pain meds she NEEDS to detox and get help and live sober! She needs to just stop taking more drugs (under Dr supervision) just because they are prescription doesn’t mean they are what’s best for her! When she was prescribed bipolar meds that means she NEEDS to take them REGULARLY! She’s SOO stupid and ignorant that just because she has a good day she goes against Dr’s orders and stops her medication. IDIOT!
andiecohenn

This girl dated Cory & was Leah’s bestie?
- http://twitter.com/LindsayPaige208 Lindsay Merritt
  
  Different Cory.
  - Kelly
    
    Didn’t even see your reply lol
- Kelly
  
  Different Cory.
whyarepeoplesuchidiots

suboxone helps with withdrawal. hydrocodone on the other hand… i died laughing when i read that junkiejenelly thinks that will cure her from her addictions. HA. yes, taking another addictive substance will def help you recover from heroin, idiot. she’s basically suggesting that opiate addictions should be cured by other opiates. junkiejenelly with her addiction P.H.D. gotta love it.
- Grecia
  
  Ironically, Amber Portwood was abusing Suboxone before she went to jail, taking something like 30 in a matter of days. Obviously its supposed to help with withdrawals, but people misuse drugs so much, they lose their purpose.
- Courtney
  
  The ONLY drugs/medicine she needs is for bi-polar. She doesn’t need anti anxiety or pain/withdrawal meds. She really needs to take things seriously and be completely under physicians care and follow EXACTLY what the Dr. tells her to do. This playing Dr. to herself and managing what meds she takes and buying them off the street is the STUPIDEST thing she can do! And SHAME on you Amy for condoning Jenelle’s choices to medicate herself and for even suggesting to find meds with out a prescription or wanting to send her some of yours! If Jenelle overdoses on them and the hospital finds out she doesn’t have a prescription Amy WILL be arrested! If Jenelle dies from the medication Amy WILL be charged with manslaughter. I suffer from VERY debilitating and excruciating pain EVERY day and I’m so thankful that I’m not living in the hospital anymore in my 20′s and that I was able to find a Dr. who LEGALLY writes me pain meds so I can manage my pain from home and not the hospital every 3 days! And it’s dumb ignorant selfish idiots like Jenelle and Amy LaDawn that make people think that people who take these meds abuse them when there are HONEST people out there who are in serious pain and those two idiots just want to get high and lie about symptoms and illness just for the meds. I’m going to look into how to report these two for medications without prescriptions and sharing!
  I’m sorry this is just something that REALLY disgusts me because I WANT to live my life and be pain free but people like these two girls give us a bad rep when we REALLY need the meds and do EVERYTHING LEGIT
k

Amy is horrid though.
http://twitter.com/LindsayPaige208 Lindsay Merritt

Jenelle is still claiming she is sober. I think these messages clear that up- she isn’t sober, maybe she is trying to be, but Courtland and herself aren’t sober right now. She should just be honest about it.
spottedgiraffe

I have respect for her for owning up to it and not claiming it was photoshopped like someone else we all know. It’s so screwed up someone posted that. And the person could have easily blanked out Amy’s info so we only saw jenelle’s username and photo but they didn’t, which makes me wonder if they were both a target. I don’t like jenelle but its messed up she was trying to get clean and someone outted her. If it were her begging for heroin it would still be messed up, but exposing her while attempting to better herself is super low. I think either courtland or Sara did it. Also I am surprised Leah kept Amy away from her girls while on drugs. Looks like Leah can make very good decisions sometimes. Good job Leah.
- februarygirl
  
  With the exception of the cheetos on the floor, what “bad” choices has Leah made regarding the well being of her daughters? She has made mistakes relationship wise, which weren’t the best choices. But had she stayed with Corey, who’s to say it wasn’t really abusive. Oh, and I’m not trying to mean! I’m just asking since you said “Looks like Leah can make very good decisions some time.”
  Disregarding her inablitiy to use birthcontrol properly (she may have, but it doesn’t seem like it) and her cheating.
  - spottedgiraffe
    
    I was talking about bad decisions in general not about her daughters. I’m just saying a lot of people would not cut off the contact with Amy and I commend Leah for doing so since she doesn’t always prove to be the most intelligent.
    - missem
      
      Oh, ok that makes sense then!
  - Courtney
    
    Notice how Leah ALWAYS gives these long (poor English) speeches about how she’s going to do the right thing and just says things to make her look like she’s smart, wise and responsible?! But her actions are completely opposite! She can sure talk about herself and how innocent and wise she is but put it down on paper and she’s an ignorant, naive follower who can’t do anything by herself.
    1. Has sex with Corey after only knowing him for a month and ends up with twins
    2. She had sex with her ex just a week before marrying Corey and was able to look him in the eye everyday and kiss him all while keeping that secret until someone else outed her!
    3. She has to always “belong” to a guy
    4. She knowingly went out with one of Corey’s friends (just to piss him off)
    5. She gets pregnant for a 3rd time (very sad she lost it though)
    6. She gets pregnant a fourth time and is having a third little girl all by the age 20 or 21!
    And she STILL doesn’t learn from her mistakes?!? And those were just a few of the major ones! So I’m not buying the bull crap that comes out of her mouth when she preaches to people acting like little miss perfect. I don’t understand how people don’t see this as obvious as it is!?!!!
    - julissa_marie
      
      Some are just that oblivious.
Burkey

I’m pretty much convinced that nothing will snap this girl back to reality other than a serious almost fatal drug overdose. She clearly does not think anything she does is nearly as bad as any normal person can see it is. I know Suboxone is used by recovering heroin addicts and can really help but I’d love to hear Jenelle’s reasoning for believing that hydrocodone will help her in any way at all. What an idiot.
Ashley

Jenelle and Amy are both desperate for attention. I wouldn’t be surprised if Amy herself leaked the conversation, since she has leaked conversations she’s had with Leah’s Corey’s family before.
http://twitter.com/TwitNasty Jayson

I respect how she owned everything and is now being an inspiration to those who need help. Jenelle can do so much good with this situation but I don’t see that happening. Call me pessimistic but Jenelle blames EVERYONE for her issues except JENELLE. Heroin = Keifer’s fault, Weed = Stress from Babs, Jail = Law Enforcement sticking it to her because her celeb status. Nothing is ever Jenelle’s fault and her fault only. She has major growing up to do and that won’t happen as long as losers like Courtland and such are in the picture.
redneckin sjersey

Really withdraw by using hydocodone? How stupid is she? Just go to a Dr and get a script for Suboxone. Sounds like all the stories are true about this girl. To think she even is alowwed to be with her little boy unsupervised is a crime. When she comes outta her drug haze one day and realizes she blew the money she made on TM and wasted the chance to get a good education on these stupid ass losers it,s gona be too late.. I hope for her sake she takes some good advice Soon.
TayTay

It’s really unfortunate that she even had to come public about this. Yes she made very bad choices and she has taken responsibility for those. But, that is a private thing and no one needs to claim that Leah is bad cause this is her friend. She isn’t in the public eye she shouldn’t have to feel obligated to tell the public about this. This is an unfortunate situation.
http://twitter.com/Libradiaries Libra Diaries

Everyone thinks its cool to do drugs. Ugh.
ameliaBedelia76

I really think this Amy girl has major courage for admitting to all that she has done. But….let’s talk about the Suboxone. Does this sound logical to anyone…Amy was on heroine for 7 months and now she will be on Suboxone for 1-3 YEARS!!???? Maybe someone needs to help this girl look up what Suboxone really is. I have/am living with someone who was on pain pills & detoxed off the pills and was given Suboxone for 2 weeks. it has been 2 months and he is still deotxing. He was only on the pain pills for 11 months and Suboxone for 2 weeks. So good luck to anyone who thinks Suboxone is a cure all for their addiction. My guy wasn’t addicted. the pain pills made him despressed and he wanted to get off the pills and his body has been suffering ever since. Good luck to all on this roller coaster.
lo

Im 90days clean off of Suboxone. Great drug to detox from the dope, horrible drug to stay on for an extended period of time. Compare a picture of yourself now and in 1-3yrs when youre completely addicted to it, not the dope anymore… itll take its toll on your body. Good luck starting your recovery process, but just know when you finally decide to stop substituting ONE DRUG for ANOTHER , youll have to start this process from day 1 again. Suboxone was designed for DETOX not for long term treatment. I sounded just like you 2yrs ago, I eventually found myself taking whatever again, and ended up in rehab because i was completely addicted to Suboxone. You need Narcotics Annonymous & NO DRUG to live CLEAN & SOBER. A drug is a drug is a drug…. no to mention, Suboxone IS narcotic!!
Anonymous

Wow, what a b*tch! I always liked Amy, but not so much now.Trusted not to sell someone out but she does it anyway. Damn, no wonder my trust issues are bad.
Ciara

She was pregnant at that time. She’s such trash