A mother has revealed what happened when she was at the height of her cocaine addiction.
Just 10 years ago, Charlee Hill tried her first line of cocaine during a night out with some friends.
Little did she know that it would spiral into a full-blown addiction, but just 10 years down the line, the mum-of-one is now clean.
At the height of it, Charlee would spend up to £1,000 a week on getting the drugs, as she would snort four bags each day.
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This would result in daily nosebleeds, as while it began as a 'social' activity, the 31-year-old would use the drugs as an energy boost.
Reflecting on the financial toll it took on her, Charlee reckons that she spent around £20,000 on cocaine over the years, even falling into about £10,000 of credit card and payday loans debt.
A chilling photo has even revealed how intense her daily nose bleeds could be, as a result of the cocaine usage.
The mum said that it was 'like her best friend' at the time, though sje added that she would be dead if she didn't stop using the drug around four years ago.
Charlee, from Oxford, is now hoping to get others to avoid the Class A drug at all costs.
The Brit admitted that she hadn't touched any drugs until she was 21, adding: "It was just a few lines throughout the night. It was probably like that for two years, it was around once a month socially with friends."
But after finding some left over from a night out, she decided to try some while sober after a bad night's sleep.
"It made me awake. That started every other day then it built up to me doing a bag a day," she added.
"Towards the end, if I had the money, I was probably doing three to four bags a day."
Most mornings, the mum would snort a line of coke.
"I had a credit card and was getting payday loans out. I got into £7,000 to £10,000 worth of debt, which luckily I've been able to pay off," Charlee admitted.
Back then, she said that she couldn't imagine her life without the drug, admitting she believed she would 'use this for years and years'.
Charlee explained: "I'd wake up and the first thing I'd do in the morning was a line, which is insane. That's what I'd have to do to almost get out of bed.
"I would never do it around my (child). It gave me a confidence boost, it makes you think you're amazing."
It would get to the point where she would cut people off to stay home to snort lines, and she'd even struggle to go to the shops or hold conversations without it.
"I always had a blocked and sore nose. In the worst times, I was getting nosebleeds every single day," the mum added.
Her first attempt at rehab was in February 2019, though she would relapse less than six months later.
But in August 2021, she decided to call it quits on her addiction, now admitting: "It probably would've ended up killing me. My nose would've probably ended up caving in and I would've ended up dying."
Admitting that she wanted a better life for both her and her child, she claimed that 'eventually, I would've lost custody'.
"I'm so proud of myself that I've managed to come out the other end, a lot of people don't," Charlee said.
She advised people who may be struggling to talk to someone and not to give up, highlighting that 'it's not worth it'.
"I wouldn't wish an addiction on my worst enemy. Don't even try it, it's not worth ruining your life over," she stated.
Topics: Drugs, Mental Health, Parenting, UK News
Joshua Nair