I've seen my posh friends do coke off bathroom floors and hook up with strangers. But the in-crowd's dangerous new method of scoring Ozempic has appalled even me… now they're facing serious consequences: AMANDA GOFF

Less than three minutes. That's all it took for me to get my hands on weight loss jabs. You know, those prescription drugs with a laundry list of side effects, not including the long-term ones we know nothing about. Oh, and you'll probably have to take them for the rest of your life, doctors say, or risk piling all the weight back on again.

So, how did I get a script, I hear you ask?. Oh, I just answered a few questions about my medical history, height and weight (all of which I lied about) and the friendly AI medical team, who blindly believed me, told me I had 12kg to lose. The order form pops up on my computer screen as easy as that: 'Get started today, Amanda! Your weight loss plan, tailored to you with Wegovy or Mounjaro.'.

Their promise is this: 'You could lose 12kg in your first four months!' - a mere snip at $449, which I presume is for a month. At almost $500 a month, no wonder you lose weight because you can't actually afford food anymore. During my years of addiction, I saw friends do the most shocking things in pursuit of a good time. But the in-crowd's Ozempic fixation is worse than anything I've seen, says Amanda Goff.

And if that wasn't easy enough, the kind folks behind this website entice you even further with $150 off your first batch. They immediately need your credit card details and payment, and only when they've got your cash will a 'practitioner' call you to re-confirm the lies you've told.

And that's pretty much it. I'm disgusted. Appalled. And worried - very, very worried at how easily irresponsible 'telehealth services' are dishing out Ozempic and similar drugs to people who most likely don't need it. I'm not revealing the website I managed to score from like some desperate junkie because I don't want you to buy it - especially if you don't need it - without the proper medical advice, a prescription, close monitoring and supervision.

While Ozempic et al. can be beneficial to those who need it (namely those with type 2 diabetes, and in some cases, those who are morbidly obese), misuse not only exacerbates medication shortage, but poses serious health risks. It can even kill you. But, just as smokers' eyes glaze over the images of people dying from lung cancer on their cigarette packets, there are people who don't care about the widely reported dangerous side effects of weight loss jabs, including seizures, blindness, even death.

And there are lots of people who are taking these drugs who don't actually need them, with devastating consequences. It pains me to say this: a few of them are my friends. The same women who vowed to stay off coke 'for their health' think nothing of bulk-ordering Ozempic online, and often lie in order to score a prescription (stock image posed by models).

Amanda confesses many of her skinny friends are using Ozempic when they don't need it and suffering terrible consequences (stock image posed by model). I had coffee with a girlfriend, Michelle*, just a few days ago, at a café overlooking the ocean in Bondi Beach. Michelle is a beautiful 41-year-old real estate agent, with three kids and a successful husband.

She was wearing tight white jeans and a tiny top. Because she has a slender, gym-toned body, why the hell shouldn't she show it off?. But she looked drained and seemed... off. 'I nearly killed myself a few months ago,' she admitted. 'I've never felt so sick mentally and physically in my life.'.

Nope, it wasn't the comedown of a white wine-filled weekend away with the girls. Michelle admitted she had injected herself with Ozempic for seven days, and told me just one week into the medication, she not only felt 'extremely nauseous' with searing tummy pain and blurred vision, but for the first time in her life, her mental health took a dangerous turn for the worse.

'Honestly, I have never had dark thoughts in my life, but I started to think about suicide. I was petrified. I knew it was the Ozempic, I just knew it was. The feelings started as soon as I gave myself the first injection.'. And here's the most shocking thing: while she lost 7kg in just seven days (don't get any ideas, guys), Michelle wasn't even overweight to begin with. She was given Ozempic by 'someone at the gym', someone who was passing it round like candy.

'I'm ashamed to admit this, but I was going on holiday to the south of France and wanted to look good in a bikini. I lost almost 10kg in a week but felt and looked like absolute death.'. Michelle couldn't deal with the severe side effects of Ozempic, and thankfully she stopped taking it.

'I only did it for one week, but I will never, ever touch that stuff again. I didn't even need it and was just being vain.'. And here's the sad thing: I have other friends just like Michelle, friends who are scavenging Ozempic from mates, acquaintances, business contacts, gym buddies and dodgy websites because they have 5kg to lose and want a quick fix.