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Pera

Pera's alcohol abuse has led him into fights, gangs, jail, and getting caught for drunk driving.

This recording contains references to early alcohol use, family violence, gang violence, self-harm and drink driving. It may bring back traumatic memories for some listeners. Please seek help if you need it at any point.

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Chapter 1

Getting into trouble

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"Fighting, doing a lot of drinking and that, and I actually hit rock bottom. I wanted to harm myself, you know, just hurting myself through alcohol."

Chapter 2

My father

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"We were always scared of him cos he was always drunk. He made us scared."

Chapter 3

Courses

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"I could have killed someone. Getting behind a wheel and I thought nah thats enough, I don’t want to do that. I don't want to hurt anyone else. "

Chapter 4

My family

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"I wanna last a lot longer cause I have mokos now. My mokos mean a lot to me. And I just love them a lot. And I never want them to see me drunk. It is a better thing for our —my —family that I’ve actually stopped drinking."

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