WHO NEEDS A BUILDING? –
June 28, 2026 – Michael Nicholson started taking the drug “years ago,” saying it “went hand-in-hand with weekends, partying, football and alcohol”. As his personal struggles mounted, including the death of his dad, he said he had found himself using cocaine to “numb everything”. Nicholson eventually went to addiction support group Silkworth for help, which he said was the best thing he had ever done. “My life was a mess, an absolute mess,” he said.
“I was just pushing people away. When you’re an addict, everyone else is the problem, you’re not the problem.


