My husband uses cocaine most weekends and I'm starting to wonder whether I've been too relaxed about it.<\/p>\n
Before we married, I would describe him as an occasional user – and, to be honest, so was I. I only saw it at birthdays or really big nights out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But in the year since our wedding, I've realised he takes it almost every Friday and Saturday. Sometimes he stays awake after I go to bed and drinks alone until sunrise.<\/p>\n
He has a good job and never misses work, so he says I'm being dramatic. He also points out that I pour a glass of wine after work, sometimes two, and asks why my vice is socially acceptable while his apparently makes him a drug addict.<\/p>\n
Last weekend we were supposed to have lunch with my parents, but he was still awake when I got up at eight in the morning. He promised he would sleep for an hour and come meet me there, then didn't answer his phone until late that afternoon.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I love the person he is during the week, but every Friday I feel myself preparing for him to disappear. Does this already count as a drug problem even if the rest of his life still looks normal?<\/p>\n
'Sometimes he stays awake after I go to bed and drinks alone until sunrise,' a woman tells Jana. (Stock image posed by model)<\/p>\n
I'm going to be brutally honest with you. Living in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, I've seen a few friends lose their husbands to cocaine.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I've also dated these men after their divorces and quickly realised how much the white stuff would have played a part.<\/p>\n
These men were always the life of the party in their 20s and early 30s, but when they can't enjoy a night out without a 'bag' in their late 30s and 40s, you realise it's turned into a habit, not just a good time.<\/p>\n
Just last week I went on a first date with a guy who pulled one out after our first cocktail. Red flag, red flag.<\/p>\n
I can never understand why people don't think cocaine is addictive.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Anyway, safe to say, reading your letter made me concerned you're heading in the same direction.<\/p>\n
Daily Mail columnist Jana Hocking (pictured) gives advice to a woman who says her husband's cocaine habit is becoming a concern<\/p>\n
Using almost every Friday and Saturday is\u2026 a lot. And expensive.<\/p>\n