A Corrie source confirmed the storyline and said show bosses were working with experts about the subject
Coronation Street will be rocked by a new drugs shock in the New Year – as a soap character turns to cannabis for help.
Wheelchair bound character Izzy Armstrong will confess to Erica Hulroyd that she's in a lot of pain and her usual prescription medicine isn't making a difference any more.
Erica, played by Claire King, suggests she starts smoking cannabis to ease the pain and knows where she can get some from.
Izzy initially says no but then ends up smoking the drug in a bid to help herself when Erica supplies her with some drugs.
A Corrie source confirmed the storyline and said show bosses were working with experts about the subject. The subject of cannabis use for pain relief has been debated in the UK in the past.
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A Corrie insider added: “The show has researched this issue extensively and, whilst Izzy will take cannabis to try and alleviate her pain, the programme will look at all aspects of this debate and examine the legal implications and the far reaching consequences of her actions for her family.”
Izzy is played by Cherylee Houston, 39, who joined in 2010 and was Corrie's first disabled character.
Izzy was the first member of the Armstrong family to be introduced, her father Owen and sister Katy arrived within two months after her first appearance.
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