Mum died of a cocaine overdose and she’d take me shoplifting as a kid

0300 888 3853"She would often write about how taking cocaine made her feel," Marisa explains. "You could tell she hated it and hated what people thought of her, but she couldn't stop. The diary shows that every day for her was a battle. In one entry she says she wishes she had the strength to take her own life.""It's far more accessible than most people imagine," she says.

Sadly, many women like Lindsey end up hooked on cocaine. A Home Office survey for 2018/19 found that one in 20 adults aged 16 to 59 had taken drugs in the last month.Am I addicted to cocaine? The signs and symptoms of addictionRegular use of the drug changes the way the brain releases dopamine - a chemical in the brain that makes you feel happy.Over time, the body and brain can become too used to cocaine that it builds up a tolerance, which means you have to take more to feel the same high.

"Cocaine provides a powerful short term self-esteem boost which, when faced with issues like abuse or mental health problems, can offer some brief respite." "I started taking cocaine and dabbled with other drugs too. I'd spent years bottling up my emotions and this became a way of releasing them. I think that is why it was so addictive for me.

"Often women who use drugs are understandably fearful about disclosing their uses," she says, "They may be mothers, afraid of losing their children or scared of the implications at work. It's important women know treatment services are warm, non-judgemental and confidential spaces."One mother from Basingstoke, Hants - who could not be named - used to take cocaine when her two children, aged nine and six, went to school.

"What happened made me get help. I saw a local addiction counsellor and haven't looked back. It wasn't an easy process. I realised I had more of a problem than I thought. I find it easy to say no now. That is not a life I wanted for my kids."

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