Daniela Vieira said it was the first time she had used the drug.

“A few days ago – it was in the morning – before I went to work and I was like I’m going to take a nap,” she said.

“I didn’t want to start getting sleepy. I don’t think any of my friends are taking it or that’s what I want to do.”

And the effects of the drug have only started to kick in.

“A few hours after taking, I was like ‘Oh my god’, I couldn’t concentrate, I couldn’t focus, I went to the gym almost lost 20kg, it was crazy,” she said.

And then it all started again. So many emotions ran through her mind.

“It was the feeling that I wanted to be that person again because you don’t really feel like yourself at all, the thought that you would be that person again, it just didn’t happen,” Ms Vieira said.

“But the drug has definitely kicked in, that’s all I can say.”

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