▁mass ▁media ▁attention . ▁ ▁Te en age ▁years ▁L oh an ▁said ▁that ▁her ▁first ▁problems ▁arose ▁when ▁she ▁moved ▁to ▁California ▁by ▁herself ▁at ▁ 1 8 . ▁In ▁her ▁interview ▁with ▁Op rah ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁L oh an ▁speak s ▁of ▁her ▁lack ▁of ▁financial ▁guidance ▁and ▁how ▁her ▁early ▁legal ▁problems ▁left ▁her ▁unf az ed ▁as ▁she ▁was ▁so ▁deep ▁into ▁her ▁t endencies ▁as ▁an ▁add ict . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁interview , ▁L oh an ▁admitted ▁it ▁took ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁time ▁before ▁she ▁could ▁admit ▁to ▁herself ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁a ▁problem . ▁ ▁Upon ▁moving ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁L oh an ▁briefly ▁lived ▁with ▁fellow ▁Disney ▁star ▁R aven - Sym on é , ▁though ▁Sym on é ▁said ▁L oh an ▁had ▁been ▁at ▁the ▁a partment ▁very ▁little , ▁claim ing ▁she ▁had ▁only ▁been ▁there ▁three ▁times . ▁Following ▁Mean ▁Girls , ▁L oh an ▁spent ▁several ▁years ▁living ▁out ▁of ▁hot els ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁of ▁which ▁two ▁years ▁were ▁spent ▁at ▁the ▁Ch ate au ▁Mar mont . ▁In ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁after ▁sett ling ▁down ▁in ▁a ▁more ▁permanent ▁residence , ▁she ▁explained ▁that ▁she ▁" did n ' t ▁want ▁to ▁be ▁alone " ▁but ▁that ▁" it ▁wasn ' t ▁a ▁way ▁of ▁life ▁... ▁not ▁very ▁consistent ." ▁She ▁had ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁car ▁acc idents ▁that ▁were ▁widely ▁reported , ▁in ▁August ▁