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A mum kicked her £500-a-week decade-long heroin addiction after getting hooked on the drug when trying it to "show off" in front of her sister.

Shannon Ashley tried heroin at aged 13 and spiralled into a life of crime - shoplifting and stealing to feed her costly habit.

After losing her home, her son and ending up in prison for a second time for breaking conditions of her licence, she decided to kick her habit once and for all.

The 30-year-old used methadone to wean off drugs and did a special course in prison, called building skills, to help her understand her addiction.

On the other side of that struggle, she met her wife - factory worker Kathleen, 32 - and went on to have their daughter's - now 15 and 3 months old.

Shannon, a content creator from Cleethorpes, Linco

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