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Former addict wants to warn at-risk youth about dangers of drugs

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Ms Sabrina Chong Abdullah baking in her home last week. She started abusing drugs at age 11, and was sent to prison several times because of her habit. Now aged 42 and with a supportive husband, she has turned her life around for her six children. She hop

Ms Sabrina Chong Abdullah baking in her home last week. She started abusing drugs at age 11, and was sent to prison several times because of her habit. Now aged 42 and with a supportive husband, she has turned her life around for her six children. She hopes to eventually start her own social enterprise baking business.

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Ms Sabrina Chong Abdullah, 42, wants to help children at risk of abusing drugs from making the same mistakes she made.
She started abusing drugs as an 11-year-old. Her father was an opium user when they lived in Batu Pahat, Johor.
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