Here, 10 People Reveal Why Cocaine, Skunk and Ketamine Do It for Them

Lucy, 27, punk singer, London

Drugs: speed, ecstasy, ketamine

Spends: UKP 30-40 a week

There was a time when I was more than dabbling in heroin, when I went totally into myself and detached myself from society, and I sat down and wrote some really good songs, like 'Barbed Wire Boy', which was about someone on gear. I liked heroin because it made me feel warm, made me feel I didn't need anyone else. But now I'm not just a songwriter but singing in a band, and my focus is performing and not wanting to let the band down. We all want to make a success of it and the unity has given me a focus - a bit like heroin, actually.

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