Addiction grips women more and more

Sushama (not her real name), who had once tried to make her husband quit drugs, herself took on the vice after the birth of their daughter. From frustration, anger and desperation, she started drinking Phensedyl.Initially, my husband would offer me Phensedyl to make me addicted. I didn't realise his real intention was to eventually use me for earning money. Even our daughter couldn't sway his mind," said Sushama, now an inmate of a rehabilitation centre for drug addicts in the city.At one point, I was forced to divorce him. But, by that time, I had become completely dependent on Phensedyl," she said, adding she later shifted to heroin as it was less expensive.In my 14 years of addiction life, I committed many sins to get money for drug. Now I want to get rid of it," said Sushama.