EXCLUSIVE 'Socially acceptable' party drugs nearly killed me. I despair seeing a generation of women think cocaine is normal: JESSICA GADDES
For Jessica Gaddes, the night didn't truly begin until her quick trip the bathroom.
On the outside, she looked like a normal young woman enjoying a night out at one of her favourite haunts in Newtown, a trendy area in Sydney 's inner west.
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