A recovering drug addict at the Pantang Rehabilitation Centre has shared a disturbing account of how her use of prescription drug pethidine during one of her pregnancies got her hooked on the drug.
She explained that in an attempt to manage the physical discomforts associated with pregnancy, she ended up getting addicted to the drug.
Speaking to 3news.com on June 9, 2025, the woman, a mother of three, recounted how she became deeply addicted to the painkiller. "Yes, I have three children.
Regrettably, I was even on drugs during one of my pregnancies.
