A woman who took party drugs for 15 years and lost a chunk of her nose from daily ketamine use has been warning others of the dangers.
Huddersfield resident Nicole Chanelle said she was only 14 when she tried drugs for the first time.
The 30-year-old's go-to substance on a night out was cocaine until she got into ketamine three years ago.
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Party people misuse the drug for its hallucinogenic effects and regular use can cause serious health issues.
After gradually increasing the amount she was taking, it got to a stage where she was using it everyday.
Costing her £140 a month, Nicole would use up to four grams each day when she noticed her nose getting blocked up.
The TikToker was left horrified when a chunk of her nose fell off and left a hole inside.
"My nose felt really blocked and then a large chunk of my nose came out. I knew I probably had a hole and I looked up and it was there," she said.
"Luckily the hole isn't too large. I speak to people on a daily basis that have no inside of their nose.
"I ignored it, carried on using as it didn't change the outside of my nose. A year in I could see physical changes on my nose from the outside because I carried on using it."
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Nicole continued to use ketamine for two years until a friend sent her to a rehab centre in India.
"I was speaking to a friend of mine who had a ket problem and she had been to this rehab centre the year before," she explained.
"She just sent me the link and it was in the back of my mind but then I was using heavily alone.
"I had a funny turn and literally thought I was going to die. I thought I can't be trusted alone in my home anymore. I need to get away.
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"I ended up going to rehab because I couldn't seem to pull away from it. I booked the flight on the Monday, I was out of the country on the Wednesday."
The content creator said she had to go abroad because she didn't trust herself to stop using in the UK.
Nicole is now an ex-addict who wants to stop people from going down the same path.
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"It made me deeply depressed. I was isolating, didn't care about doing anything else other than using," she revealed.
"Sober life is a lot easier now since I had the nose surgery so I know if I go back to using now, I'd just destroy everything I've done.
"I don't want to go back there, I do have thoughts of using but don't actually do it.
"Reach out for help, try not to keep it to yourself and suffer in silence. Be held accountable.
"I was lucky, my family knew without me telling them because I was isolating and I was really skinny. There's nothing you can do until you're ready for the help."
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Anish Vij