Addictions & Dependencies
At Pathways, addiction treatment begins with understanding you. Alongside addressing the physical effects of dependency, we explore the experiences, emotional difficulties and patterns that may be sustaining it. Together, we turn that understanding into a personal plan for recovery, with compassionate guidance and coordinated clinical care throughout your stay.
Whether you are seeking help for yourself or someone you love, our private Lahore campus offers space to pause, feel heard and take the next step.
Your Path to Healing
Alcohol Addiction
Support for alcohol-related difficulties, with assessment of withdrawal risk, psychological needs and the care required for a safer recovery. Explore alcohol addiction.
Drug Addiction
Personalised care for substance use, exploring cravings, health effects and the circumstances that make change difficult. Explore drug addiction.
Prescription Drug Addiction
A careful clinical approach to concerns involving prescribed medicines, including dependence, misuse and withdrawal. Explore prescription drug addiction.
Behavioural Dependencies
Help with behaviours that feel difficult to control and are affecting relationships, health or daily life. Explore behavioural dependencies.
A Healthier Relationship with Life
Alcohol can gradually become a way to manage stress, difficult emotions or sleep, until its effects reach into health, relationships and everyday responsibilities. You do not need to wait for a crisis to seek support.
Your assessment considers drinking patterns, physical health, emotional wellbeing and previous attempts to stop. Where dependence is present, the team assesses withdrawal risk and recommends an appropriate level of care. Treatment may combine medically supervised withdrawal when needed, individual therapy, psychiatric input and relapse-prevention planning.
The goal is to help you understand your relationship with alcohol and build practical foundations for recovery beyond your stay.
Understanding What Keeps You Returning
Drug-related difficulties can look different for every person. The substance involved, patterns of use, physical effects, mental health and personal circumstances all shape the support you need.
At Pathways, care begins with a clear assessment rather than assumptions. We explore cravings, triggers and the impact of use on your life, alongside any co-occurring concerns such as depression, anxiety or trauma. Stabilisation, medication where appropriate and psychological treatment are coordinated around your needs.
Your programme helps you develop coping skills, strengthen daily routines and prepare for situations that may put recovery under pressure.
Careful Support for Medication Dependence
A medicine may have started as appropriate treatment for pain, anxiety or sleep, yet become difficult to reduce or stop. Physical dependence can occur during prescribed treatment and does not, on its own, mean that someone has an addiction.
Our clinical assessment distinguishes dependence from problematic use and considers why the medicine was prescribed, current doses, other substances and relevant health conditions. Where a reduction is recommended, it is planned and monitored by an appropriate clinician.
Therapeutic support addresses the emotional and practical challenges of change, while the underlying condition continues to receive attention. Do not stop or reduce prescribed medication without medical guidance.
When a Behaviour Begins to Take Over
A behaviour can become concerning when it feels hard to control and continues despite harm. Gambling and gaming are recognised clinical concerns; other patterns involving work, shopping, pornography or digital activity need careful individual assessment rather than automatic labelling.
We explore the role the behaviour plays in your life, the distress it causes and its effects on relationships, work, finances and wellbeing. Therapy can help you recognise triggers, regulate emotions, establish boundaries and develop more sustainable ways to meet your needs.
Your treatment goals are agreed with you, taking account of any co-occurring psychological difficulties and the everyday changes that matter most.
Our Approach to
Addiction Treatment
Addiction is not a measure of your character or strength. Our multidisciplinary 360° approach considers the neurobiological, psychological, physical and social factors involved, helping you understand both the dependency and the life around it.
Your programme brings together assessment, psychotherapy, psychiatric care and appropriate medical treatment, supported by nutrition, movement and restorative wellbeing activities. We tailor the plan to your circumstances and review it as your needs change. Family work and aftercare planning can help connect treatment with the relationships and routines you return to.
Recovery support is selected around your needs and preferences. No single recovery model is assumed to suit everyone.
How We
Treat
A 360° approach, tailored to you
Assessment procedure
We begin with your history, current substance use or behavioural concerns, physical and mental health, medication and personal goals. Withdrawal risk, previous treatment and family circumstances help determine the appropriate level of care and the priorities for your programme.
Diagnostic tools
Clinical interviews, validated assessment tools, physical examination and relevant investigations help clarify your needs. Laboratory testing or specialist investigations are arranged when indicated. Testing is selected to answer clinical questions, rather than offering every investigation to every client.
Intensive psychotherapy
Individual psychotherapy provides space to understand patterns, stressors and experiences that may sustain dependency. Evidence-based approaches, including cognitive behavioural strategies and motivational work where appropriate, help you build coping skills and plan for situations that could challenge recovery. Frequency and intensity are agreed in your programme.
Live-in therapist
Where a live-in therapist is included in your agreed programme, therapeutic support extends beyond scheduled appointments. This can help you practise skills and respond to difficult moments in everyday settings. The scope of support and overnight arrangements are confirmed before admission; urgent medical needs require appropriate medical care.
Intensive psychiatry
Psychiatric assessment considers your mental health alongside the dependency, including co-occurring conditions such as depression, anxiety or trauma-related difficulties. Your psychiatrist coordinates relevant treatment, reviews medication where indicated and works with the wider team as your needs evolve.
Psychedelic psychotherapy
This area requires particular clinical care. Ketamine-assisted treatment may be considered for selected patients with an appropriate psychiatric indication after specialist assessment, subject to clinical suitability and applicable requirements. It is not a routine addiction treatment or a substitute for established care. Any proposed intervention, risks and arrangements are discussed individually.
Biochemical restoration
Our biochemical restoration approach focuses on assessing and addressing relevant nutritional deficiencies and physical health needs alongside psychological care. Food, sleep and clinically indicated supplementation can support general recovery. Supplements or infusions are considered individually; they are not a stand-alone treatment for addiction or a guaranteed way to reduce cravings.
Physical therapies
Appropriate movement, personal training and physical therapies can be integrated according to your health, comfort and goals. The emphasis is on rebuilding manageable routines and physical confidence. Where physiotherapy or another specialist service is needed, the arrangements are discussed as part of your care plan.
Nutritional therapies
Personalised nutrition and lifestyle guidance considers eating patterns, dietary requirements and relevant medical needs. Nourishing meals and achievable habits form part of your day. Professor Dr. Hina Ahmad contributes nutrition and lifestyle-modification expertise to multidisciplinary care where appropriate.
Wellness therapies
Mindfulness, meditation and suitable restorative activities may complement your treatment. Pathways’ in-house spa, steam, cold-plunge and massage facilities are considered according to clinical suitability, treatment stage and agreed arrangements. These experiences support wellbeing alongside core clinical care.
Medical treatments
Medical care addresses withdrawal and other health concerns as indicated, with medication and monitoring selected for your condition. When hospital-level management or specialist input is required, the team recommends appropriate care or referral. Relapse-prevention treatment and continuing care are discussed as part of your longer-term plan.
Clinical Leadership, Personal Attention
Dr. Khaula Tariq, Founder and Clinical Director, leads a coordinated approach to assessment, psychiatric care and individual treatment planning at Pathways.
Psychological, medical, nutritional and wellbeing expertise is brought together around your needs. Your programme identifies the professionals involved and how their work connects, so you can understand who is supporting you and why.
From your first assessment to preparation for life after treatment, the emphasis is on compassionate relationships, clear recommendations and care that responds to you.