'Carrying on like a nut': addict turned counsellor gives evidence at NSW ice inquiry

Nicola Tillier tells inquiry she was badly addicted to speed by 17 and urges more funding for drug rehabilitation

Nicola Tillier was about 14 when she left school and started injecting speed.

Growing up in Brighton-Le-Sands in Sydney’s south, Tillier experienced domestic violence and sexual abuse and by 17 was “badly addicted” to the drug. By 21 she was homeless and moving between Kings Cross, Bondi and other parts of the city.

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