Scarlett first tried ice in her early twenties but didn’t take it again for a couple of years. Then she started taking it with her partner every couple of months. After some time her consumption increased and she began taking ice with colleagues during the...
In her teens Melanie began smoking cannabis daily and taking speed and ecstasy with friends. She soon started taking speed regularly, stopping during each of her pregnancies. In her early twenties she was arrested for shoplifting and court ordered to attend alcohol and other drug...
Louise started smoking cannabis in her mid-teens when a friend introduced her to it and a few years later, she says her consumption became more ‘regular’. She now smokes it daily, organising her consumption around her work and studies. At the request of her parents,...
Eva first tried ice when she was a teenager with some friends, thinking it was speed. After that experience, she began taking ice recreationally and gradually her consumption increased until she was taking it every day and felt she had developed an ‘addiction’ it. On...
Anika has smoked cannabis throughout her teens, both alone and with friends. She has also occasionally taken MDMA and psychedelic drugs on the weekends with friends. At times during high school when she was smoking cannabis every day, she began to think she might...