Sleeping Pill Dependency in Pakistan: When the Cure Becomes the Problem
Almost every patient I see for sleeping pill dependency tells me some version of the same story. They were not looking for a drug. They were looking for sleep. Months of tossing and turning, a doctor who was trying to help, a prescription that seemed completely reasonable at the time. Nobody sat them down and […]
Rehabilitation Meaning in Urdu: ری ہیبلیٹیشن کا مطلب اور نشے کا علاج
ری ہیبلیٹیشن کا مطلب کیا ہے؟ Rehabilitation — اردو میں اس لفظ کے کئی ترجمے ہیں۔ بحالی۔ بازآبادکاری۔ بحالی صحت۔ لیکن نشے کے علاج کے تناظر میں، اس لفظ کا مطلب صرف جسمانی صحت کی بحالی نہیں ہے۔ ری ہیبلیٹیشن یعنی بحالی ایک مکمل عمل کا نام ہے جس میں انسان نشے سے نکل کر […]
Opium in Pakistan: What It Is, What It Does, and Why It Is Still Destroying Lives
Before heroin, there was opium. Long before crystal meth arrived in Pakistani cities, before Xanax became the quiet epidemic of the middle class, before ice and ketamine entered the conversation, opium was the drug that hollowed out communities across the subcontinent. It still is. Just less visibly, and in places where no one is looking […]
Sex Addiction: Signs, Symptoms, and Seeking Help in Pakistan
Author: Dr. Obaid Ullah Khan, Consultant Psychiatrist, Federal City Rehab Clinic. Specialist in psychiatric assessment and treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD, OCD, and dual diagnosis presentations. Sex addiction is one of the most stigmatised and least discussed mental health conditions in Pakistan. It is a topic that carries enormous shame, that […]
Ketamine Addiction in Pakistan: Signs, Effects, and Treatment
Author: Dr. Obaid Ullah Khan, Consultant Psychiatrist, Federal City Rehab Clinic. Specialist in psychiatric assessment and treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD, OCD, and dual diagnosis presentations. Ketamine occupies an unusual position in Pakistan’s drug landscape. It is a legitimate pharmaceutical compound with genuine medical applications, a dissociative anaesthetic used in hospitals […]
Alcohol Withdrawal Symptoms: What Happens When You Stop Drinking
Author: Dr. Kifayat Ullah | Public Health Physician, Federal City Rehab Clinic MBBS, MPH. Specialist in addiction medicine, medically supervised detoxification, and public health aspects of substance use disorder in Pakistan. Author of FCRC’s clinical detoxification protocols. Stopping alcohol after prolonged heavy drinking is not simply a matter of deciding to stop. For a significant proportion […]
Ganja Addiction in Pakistan: Understanding the Country’s Most Used Drug
Author: Dr. Obaid Ullah Khan, Consultant Psychiatrist, Federal City Rehab Clinic. Specialist in psychiatric assessment and treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD, OCD, and dual diagnosis presentations. Ganja is the most widely used illegal drug in Pakistan. It is also the one most likely to be dismissed as harmless. Families assume it […]
What Is Addiction? A Plain-Language Guide for Families in Pakistan
Author: Abrar Ahmad | CEO & Clinical Psychologist, Federal City Rehab Clinic Doctoral-level clinical psychologist with over a decade of specialisation in addiction treatment and evidence-based rehabilitation at FCRC Islamabad The word addiction is used constantly. It appears in news reports, in family conversations, in medical contexts, and in everyday speech. Yet most people, when asked […]
How to Choose a Drug Rehabilitation Centre in Pakistan: A Family Guide
Author: Abrar Ahmad | CEO and Clinical Psychologist, Federal City Rehab Clinic Doctoral-level clinical psychologist with over a decade of specialisation in addiction treatment and evidence-based rehabilitation at FCRC Islamabad Finding the right drug rehabilitation centre is one of the most important decisions a family will make. It is also one they are almost always making […]
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: Risks, Signs, and What Pakistani Parents Should Know
Author: Dr. Kifayat Ullah | Public Health Physician, Federal City Rehab Clinic MBBS, MPH. Specialist in addiction medicine, medically supervised detoxification, and public health aspects of substance use disorder in Pakistan. Author of FCRC’s clinical detoxification protocols. Fetal alcohol syndrome is one of the most preventable causes of lifelong disability in children. It is also one […]
