I was more comfortable with myself than I could ever remember For about six months I was smoking coke most days

I was more comfortable with myself than I could ever remember For about six months I was smoking coke most days. By the time my weight dropped to seven stone and I was literally a shell My husband knew something was up. But I became an addict’Girlfriends at my son’s nursery told me it was the best diet aid ever It cut my appetite completely from the first time I used it. If I didn’t take coke I’d be in the minority; my boss uses it, my brother uses it and so do most of my friends.

As long as I can take it or leave it and enjoy the buzz, I see no reason why I should stop.THE MOTHER, Melissa, 36′Friends gave me coke as a diet aid It worked. In spite of all that, there are benefits that make it worthwhile. My girlfriend uses it too and both of us swear that sex is amazing on it And you generally feel more confident all round. I blister on my lips and become edgy, slightly paranoid the next day. It makes you hyperactive; you stay awake until your body shuts down through exhaustion.

There are other less pleasant side effects: it attacks your central nervous system, so you want to defecate, urinate or throw up as soon as you take it. There are also the chest pains which are unbearable at times. And you feel more confident all round’Cocaine is as acceptable as lighting up a cigarette in many circles. We might all get blown to hell tomorrow anyway.” With that he makes his way to the gents’, not the first person to be brought to his knees by cocaine.Additional reporting by Roger DobsonTHE WEEKEND USER: Jason, 28′Sex on it is amazing.