Aussie mum Andre’a Simmons had never even tried drugs – then she got hooked on ice.
When you first meet polished mother-of-two Andre’a Simmons, you’d never guess she was once an ice addict.
She’d never done drugs before,but Andre’a first tried ice at the age of 40 – having been told it was just a harmless bit of fun. Soon her life was spiralling out of control as addiction took hold. Her weight dropped to 40kg, she became estranged from her daughters and she racked up a staggering $75,000 in debt.
“If I can fall into ice addiction, anyone can,” says Andre’a, now 47.
“The drug freezes your brain so you have no logic, no sense of consequence. You just chase that first happy high at any cost.”
Successful businesswoman Andre’a had a string of rental properties, lived in a five bedroom home set on a hectare on the Gold Coast, drove luxury cars and holidayed every six months at some of the world’s most glamorous resorts.
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This story is from the 21 August 2017 edition of Woman's Day Australia.
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