{"id":188671,"date":"2023-11-15T00:29:48","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T00:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/?p=188671"},"modified":"2023-11-15T00:29:48","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T00:29:48","slug":"i-went-on-a-3-day-cocaine-binge-after-finding-out-i-was-pregnant-i-spent-so-much-on-it-i-couldnt-buy-pjs-for-my-son-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/fashion\/i-went-on-a-3-day-cocaine-binge-after-finding-out-i-was-pregnant-i-spent-so-much-on-it-i-couldnt-buy-pjs-for-my-son-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"I went on a 3-day cocaine binge after finding out I was pregnant – I spent so much on it I couldn\u2019t buy PJs for my son | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

SARAH Ibrahim was so shocked to find she was pregnant that she went on a three-day cocaine binge to drown out the fear.<\/p>\n

But when the comedown hit, she soberingly realised that her baby may have been sent to save her life – and went cold turkey from the class-A drug for the rest of her pregnancy.\u00a0<\/p>\n


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The 42-year-old relapsed three months after her son was born and found herself spending so much money on cocaine that she couldn\u2019t buy pyjamas for him.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cAlmost every evening, after putting him in his crib, I'd creep out of his room and chop up lines of coke,\u201d she says.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI was terrified that one of the teachers at my son's nursery school would find out and report me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now clean, Sarah helps other addicts quit drugs and regain some quality of life.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cMy whole life revolved around coke, booze, and cigarettes.\u201d<\/p>\n

She describes her drug addiction as a \u201cnever-ending cycle\u201d that fractured her family relationships as she was so \u201cmoody and unreliable\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sarah found out she was pregnant in 2018 after having a one-night stand with a friend.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI had a total meltdown and decided to have an abortion,\u201d she recalls. \u201cI was 36 but nowhere near ready to have a baby. I couldn't look after myself, let alone another person.<\/p>\n

\u201cI found out in the early afternoon and hit the bar a few hours later. I went on another three-day bender.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was my tried-and-true technique for dealing with anything that got in my way. I needed to get s**t-faced.\u201d<\/p>\n

Am I addicted to cocaine? The signs and symptoms of addiction<\/h3>\n

Cocaine is highly addictive and what can start out as a one-off can quickly turn into a habit.<\/p>\n

Regular use of the drug changes the way the brain releases dopamine – a chemical in the brain that makes you feel happy.<\/p>\n

But the high is short-lived so often users will take more to feel the desired effects again.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

If you recognise any of the following behaviours in yourself, it might mean you've developed an addiction to cocaine:<\/p>\n