A couple of decades later (still youthful ;-)) and sharing is still being encouraged. Give and it will come back to you...as the Good Book says. This is one lesson that hardly comes with exceptions, that I believe need to be addressed.

I am talking about prescription sharing. Yes, i said it. It is very common to hear someone in a crowd asking for painkillers. We have taken it to the next level, where even prescription-only drugs are being shared. In this case, can we still say that blessed is the hand that giveth than the hand that taketh?

What may appear to be a simple gesture of caring, may soon turn into a trap not so easy to escape from...addiction.

So how do we protect those we love and care about from ending up in sorry situations?

Let's talk about it!

By Dr. Irene Njeri Njogu