内容摘要："Reaching 50 is a huge milestone, not just for Sheba but for everyone here who has been part of her journey," she said.

"Reaching 50 is a huge milestone, not just for Sheba but for everyone here who has been part of her journey," she said.

"It went from trying it, first time usage. Then at parties and festivals. Then I'd do it every weekend at the pub. Then I'd do it throughout the week and it became a regular occurrence for me."And yeah, it ruined my life."

Ketamine is widely used in the NHS as an anaesthetic, sedative and pain reliever, and is also commonly used on animals.It usually comes as a crystalline powder or liquid. It is also thought of as a party drug due to its hallucinogenic effects.But Miss Innalls' addiction led to a serious decline in her health.

She experienced so-called "k-holes" and "k-cramps", which are side effects of taking the drug in excess."I would cry whilst doing the substance, saying 'don't do it Casey, don't do it' and it felt like insanity, but I genuinely couldn't stop," she explains.

Using ketamine caused serious damage to her urinary system.

"I was weeing out the lining of my bladder and pure blood," she says.But when asked about how people will cope, ministers are inevitably pointing to this increase as evidence of how the government is helping out.

Yes, it is not all doom and gloom today.There is an increase in the minimum wage - up to £12.21 an hour for over 21s - and there are increases too for younger workers and apprentices.

Official figures show that average wages have been rising faster than prices. The state pension and benefits will also go up from next week.This will certainly help pay some of those bills, and you won't see the impact directly until you look at your bank balance in the coming weeks.