The 52-year-old was fined £500 when he appeared at Dundee Sheriff Court on drugs charges this week.

He admitted that on October 30 he had heroin, cannabis resin and diazepam at his home in Keswick Terrace.

Hamilton’s solicitor Mike Short said his client had not been coping since the death of his sister Matilda and brother Edward within weeks of each other last year.

He told the court his client was using drugs to cope with being hassled for cash by complete strangers who had heard of his good fortune.

Hamilton told the Tele today his life had been hell in the months since his lottery win as his “chequered past” had come back to haunt him.

“It is a nightmare,” Mr Hamilton said. “I wish I’d never had the win. It is the worst thing that has ever happened to me.”

He said he wanted to work, but was unable to gain employment because of his criminal record that included a seven-year stint in prison for robbery in the 1980s.

He also claimed an attempt to use his lottery winnings to establish a second-hand furniture and antiques store in the Hilltown was shelved after he was denied a licence to operate the business because of his past.

“I don’t want to live a life of crime. I am fed up with it and want to work for a living,” he said.

“I am prepared to go out and put my money where my mouth is, but there is just no way I am getting that chance.

“All I hear about is my past, my past. I am sick of my past. I have been punished every which way you can think of.”

Mr Hamilton — who said he still had around half of his winnings after giving thousands away to family — said his latest drugs conviction had been blown out of all proportion and claimed he was only a recreational user.

He said, “The drugs they found on me were for personal use. I would say the value of the drugs was about £54 and that would have done me for four or five days. I know it is illegal and I shouldn’t have done it, but half the country is on something.”

Mr Hamilton’s 75-year-old mother Matilda — who was in the house with her son when police raided the property last year — said she hoped he would be given the chance to move on with his life.

She insisted her son hadn’t squandered his windfall and had used his winnings to support his family.

“If you win then you are entitled to the money. He gave a lot of it to his family. He bought his sister a new car and he sees me OK.

“But since he won the money he’s had nothing but trouble.

“He’s not a troublesome boy and he’s been out of trouble for years.”

Hamilton had faced a battle to claim his £100,000 as he didn’t have a bank account, passport or driver’s licence to prove his identity.

Camelot Group, which manages the National Lottery, initially refused to pay, but the cheque was finally issued after Hamilton’s doctor provided confirmation of his ID.