‘I stayed in horrible place’ – Wasim Akram reveals his experience in rehab centre following his cocaine addiction

 ‘I stayed in horrible place’ – Wasim Akram reveals his experience in rehab centre following his cocaine addiction

Wasim Akram (Source: Twitter)

Former Pakistan seamer Wasim Akram recently revealed that he got addicted to cocaine after his retirement from international cricket. The Pakistan legend has shared his struggle with drugs in his autobiography Sultan: A Memoir. Recently, the former Pakistan captain made another shocking revelation and said that he was unable to socialise without cocaine.

When Akram’s first wife Huma learned about his addiction, she suggested he to check into a rehab facility, but things didn’t work out as planned. After retiring from international cricket, Akram the leading wicket-taker for Pakistan in ODIs and Tests, developed a cocaine addiction while living in England.

According to Akram, he developed a cocaine addiction after he retired because he started to crave a substitute for the adrenaline rush of competition, and it was finally overcome in 2009 following the death of his first wife Huma.

Akram continued by claiming that he had developed a cocaine addiction. It all started out innocently enough when he was offered a line at a party in England, but as time went on, his use grew more serious to the point where he started to believe he needed it to function on a daily basis.

His wife soon learned of his addiction when she discovered a package of cocaine in his wallet and his advice

That didn’t help me : Wasim Akram

“I said alright I will go there (to the rehab centre) for a month but they kept me there for two and a half months against my will. Apparently, that is illegal in the world but not in Pakistan,” Akram said in The Grade Cricketer podcast. “That didn’t help me. When I came out, a rebellion came into me. It’s my money, I stayed in that horrible place against my will.”

The 1992 World Cup champion claimed that while he had completely different expectations of rehab facilities, what he experienced in Pakistan was “awful.”

He claimed that even in Australia, one could see rehabs with attractive, expansive lawns, lecturers, and gym-goers in western films. But when he visited a location (in Pakistan), there was a passageway and eight rooms. For him, it was quite difficult.

Akram finally came out of his addiction as he had to take care of his children following the death of his wife.

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