Wasim Akram

Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram admitted in his autobiography Sultan: A Memoir that he became addicted to cocaine after retiring from international ...

My pride was hurt, and the lure of my lifestyle remained. Akram then went to rehab, but it was a negative experience for him, and he began using the chemical again during the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy. "Huma's last selfless, unconscious act was curing me of my drug problem. "I liked to indulge myself; I liked to party. Partly because I like coming to Karachi on my own and pretending it was working when it was really about partying for days on end. After retiring from the game, he went on to work as a coach and a commentator.

T20 World Cup 2022: Pakistan great Wasim Akram lost his cool when he was asked about wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan's lip balm during a television talk ...

Pakistan's chances of reaching the semi-finals took a big blow after they lost their first two matches in the T20 World Cup 2022 campaign in Australia. Akram was asked a random question about why Mohammad Rizwan uses lip balm when not many others in the Pakistan team and elsewhere use sunscreen cream. [By India Today Web Desk](/author/india-today-web-desk): Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Wasim Akram has been part of a widely-followed talk show on Pakistan television for the T20 World Cup 2022 along with fellow former players Waqar Younis, Misbah-ul-Haq, and all-rounder Shoaib Malik.

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This flood of dopamine is what cocaine users call a ‘high’, seeking which addicts will keep on increasing their dose in an attempt to intensify and prolong their high level of pleasure. In a new book, he reveals for the first time how he became an addict after his retirement from cricket – and how his wife’s death cured him. Cocaine prevents the dopamine from being recycled, causing excessive amounts to build up in the synapse or junction between neurons, amplifying the dopamine signal and ultimately disrupting normal brain communication.

Pakistan legend Wasim Akram has revealed that he was addicted to cocaine (a stimulant drug) right after the end of his playing days.

. . “I liked to indulge myself; I liked to party. I could not sleep. The former Pakistan captain also mentioned how taking cocaine changed him as a person, and he started ignoring his diabetes problem. Worst of all, I developed a cocaine dependence. You can go to ten parties a night, and some do.

'Felt I needed it to function': Pakistan legend Wasim Akram opens up on cocaine addiction.

I could not eat. I could not sleep. “Worst of all, I developed a dependence on cocaine. “It made me volatile. It made me deceptive. “The culture of fame in south Asia is all consuming, seductive and corrupting.

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