Kurt’s Battle to Overcome Heroin Addiction
Once trapped in a 13-year spiral of heroin and despair, Kurt Michael Pereira is now rebuilding his life with faith, and guiding others toward freedom and purpose.
Kurt receiving his XO Mastery certificate of completion from Dr Wan Rizal, Member of Parliament for Jalan Besar GRC.
“Drugs can take anyone,” Kurt told me.
Indeed, Kurt did not fit the stereotypical mold of a teenager who became a drug addict.
He had a blessed childhood. He has an elder brother and a younger brother and sister. His family was close and often drove up to Malaysia to stay in a resort for a few nights. He studied in one of the top Primary schools in Singapore.
Even though he found the school system stressful, he made a good bunch of friends who journeyed with him.
Kurt receiving his XO Mastery certificate of completion from Dr Wan Rizal, Member of Parliament for Jalan Besar GRC.
Indeed, Kurt Michael Pereira did not fit the stereotypical mold of a teenager who became a drug addict.
“Drugs can take anyone,” Kurt told me.
Indeed, Kurt did not fit the stereotypical mold of a teenager who became a drug addict.
He had a blessed childhood. He has an elder brother and a younger brother and sister. His family was close and often drove up to Malaysia to stay in a resort for a few nights. He studied in one of the top Primary schools in Singapore.
Even though he found the school system stressful, he made a good bunch of friends who journeyed with him.
Kurt loved street soccer and made many friends through the sport. He developed a particularly strong connection with his friend Gab. Even though Gab studied in a different school, they bonded over common interests in music, clothes and a love of dark humour. Kurt was first introduced to glue sniffing while spending substantial time with Gab and his friends.
Despite being aware of the adverse effects of inhaling glue, Kurt gave it a try. He was quickly gripped by the strange, trance-like feeling. Kurt was hooked. Little did he know this would lead him down a 13-year cycle of addiction, abstinence, and regressions.