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Christine Brown Woolley Reveals Past Oxycodone Addiction in New Memoir

She says a 2016 post-surgery prescription led to a brief dependence she never discussed on the show.

Overview

  • The Sister Wives personality discloses the experience in Sister Wife: A Memoir of Faith, Family, and Finding Freedom, released Sept. 2.
  • In an exclusive interview with People, she recalls being prescribed oxycodone after ACL and meniscus surgery in 2016.
  • She says she used the medication for about a month and felt lingering effects for roughly six months, describing the period as devastating.
  • Brown Woolley explains she kept the struggle private because it felt too personal and embarrassing to address on camera.
  • She cautions that oxycodone can be dangerously addictive if not medically necessary, even as a new Sister Wives season is set to premiere Sept. 28 on TLC.