Drugs and me, by Naomi

Supermodel Naomi Campbell said she may not be able to leave drugs alone despite months of therapy to overcome her addiction, it emerged today.

Campbell is a regular at Narcotics Anonymous and sued the Daily Mirror earlier this year after it pictured her leaving a meeting.

But in an interview with Vogue, she said: ‘‘It’s just about getting through today. I don’t know about tomorrow. I can’t promise that I won’t touch drugs again.’’

Campbell explained how drug addiction had affected her: ‘‘Everybody is different. Some people can do drugs and they’re fine. I can’t. It affects me in a really negative way and upsets things in my life.’’

She added: ‘‘I enjoyed going to rehab. I met great people. I learnt about more than just my habit, my addiction. I learnt about the reasons behind it.’’

The 32-year-old was awarded £3,500 damages in the High Court over the Mirror’s publication of details about her therapy sessions.

The newspaper is currently appealing against the judge’s ruling.

Campbell said going to court ‘‘wasn’t about winning - it was about the principle’’.

‘‘When I woke up and saw the front page of the paper it was like I was made to feel ashamed when I was actually doing something good,’’ she said.

But she said the court battle had left her in the depths of depression.

‘‘I was confident when I was on the stand, but it was after the case that I got depressed,’’ she claimed.

‘‘I didn’t want to go out and people didn’t understand. They said ‘But you won’, but I just felt I couldn’t hold my head up.’’

The supermodel, who currently lives in Los Angeles, claimed she was now being boycotted by the British press and is too nervous to spend any time in London.

And she said many of her so-called friends melted away during the controversial court case.

‘‘I know who my friends are now, and it’s the people I had least expected to be supportive.

‘‘It’s strange when you admit something in your life - that you have a defect. It’s amazing the people who are not there for you. That’s the lesson that I’ve learnt, and it’s a big lesson.’’

Campbell has made millions out of her modelling career but is at pains in the interview to stress how she lives just like ordinary people.

The Streatham-born model explained that she even does her own food and clothes shopping instead of sending someone out to do it for her.

‘‘In LA, my friends will come over and we’ll make brunch, like we’ll cook English scrambled eggs. I like cooking. I shop,’’ she said.

‘‘I can’t send someone else to get the shopping for me - I might see something else I want while I’m there.

‘‘Like I can’t have someone go and pick my clothes. My life might appear to be superficial, but I need to do certain things for myself. To keep me sane.’’

:: The August edition of Vogue is out now.