The journey from drug addiction to drug recovery; a case report of an inpatient rehabilitation Authors Muhammad Yasir Masood Afaq Department of Applied Psychology, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan Tasnim Rehna Department of Applied Psychology, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan Zubaa Akhtar NUST Business School, National University of Science and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.2419 Abstract In Pakistan, 64% of the total population is under the age of 30 and unfortunately, the increasing number of young addicts in Pakistan is estimated at the distressing rate of 40,000 per year. By considering the alarming situation and scarcity of literature, this research aims to investigate the recovery phase of drug addiction by introducing a case that highlights drug addiction, recovery, and relapse in the Pakistani context. We designed a case study approach in which face-to-face interviews were used. The case under consideration is a 38 years old patient with a history of chronic addiction with episodes of recovery and relapses. The shift of approaches from the extreme end of the addiction continuum to full recovery poses an opportunity for drug rehabilitation professionals to learn factors associated with drug addiction, the recovery process, and first-hand comments on recovering interventions in Pakistan. Downloads Full Text Article Published 2022-01-29 How to Cite Masood Afaq, M. Y., Rehna, T., & Akhtar, Z. (2022). The journey from drug addiction to drug recovery; a case report of an inpatient rehabilitation. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.2419 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue A Head of Print Section Case Report License Copyright (c) 2020 Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.