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"This war can only be won by using soldiers who had been wounded before and have used their experiences as lessons" Seth Oketch Counsellor/Recovering alcoholic

• DAVID ON DRUGS Column
  Afya Digest , March 2010
• DAVID ON DRUGS Column 'Bottoms Up' PT III (Final)
  Afya Digest , February 2010
• DAVID ON DRUGS Column'Bottoms Up' PT II
  Afya Digest , December 2009 - January 2010
• DAVID ON DRUGS Column'Bottoms Up' PT I
  Afya Digest , November 2009
• 'Sip and puff that were my appointment with disaster'
  The Standard Monday June 25, 2007
• 'Drug merchants or regulators?'
  The People on Sunday Sunday March 11 , 2007
• 'Alcoholism is a treatable disease'
  The People on SundaySunday October 8 , 2006
• 'Treacherous path to alcoholism'
  The People on SundaySunday October 1 , 2006
• 'EABL campaign raises queries'
  The People Daily Friday September 29th., 2006
• 'Drug multinationals have firmly mainstream media'
  The People Daily Friday September 22nd., 2006
• 'Beware of perils of inhalants'
  The People Daily Friday September 15, 2006
• 'Living in denial with alcoholic'
  The People Daily Friday September 8, 2006
• 'Ngilu must stand firm on smoking restriction'
  The People Daily Friday September 1, 2006
• 'Smokers like other addicts are completely selfish'
  The People Daily Friday August 25, 2006
• 'Tobacco firms not sincere'
  The People Daily Friday August 4, 2006
• 'Race doesn't matter when it comes to smoking'
  The People Daily Friday July 21, 2006
• 'Smokers adult or otherwise are certainly pawns'
  The People Daily Friday July 7, 2006
• 'Drug abuse debate: What are we really talking about?'
  The People On Sunday Sunday June 25, 2006
• 'Stand up and be counted as tobacco wars begin'
  The People Daily Friday June 9, 2006
• 'Packing death as life'
  The People Daily Friday May 26, 2006
• 'Of kids who booze madly, and forgotten dreams'
  The People Daily Friday May 12, 2006
• 'The reflections of a recovering alcoholic'
  The People Daily Friday May 5, 2006
• 'What kind of smoker are you?'
  The People Daily Friday April 28, 2006
• 'My lifelong battle with the bottle'
  The Financial Post Monday April 24 - May 1, 2006
• 'Time we realised alcohol is a mood altering drug' (COMMENTARY)
  The People Daily Monday April 24, 2006
• 'Smokers and child abuse'
  The People Daily Friday April 21, 2006
• 'Non-smokers bill of rights'
  The People Daily Friday April 14, 2006
• 'Beware of the consequences of second-hand smoking'
  The People Daily Friday April 7, 2006
• 'Eyes that do not see and noses that do not smell'
  The People Daily Friday March 31, 2006
• 'Women in more trouble because of alcoholism'
  The People Daily Friday March 24, 2006
• 'Booze firms not sincere'
  The People Daily Friday March 17, 2006
• 'Media Unions and the war against drug abuse'
  The People Daily March 10, 2006
• 'Carefree life on campus'
  The People Daily Friday February 24, 2006
• 'Ignoring tell-tale signs of drug abuse in teens'
  The People Daily Friday February 3, 2006
• 'Nothing to celebrate over withdrawal of alcoblow'
  The People Daily Friday January 27, 2006
• "Getting 'cut' on khat"
  The People Daily Friday January 20, 2006
• 'Once an alcoholic, forever one'
  The People Daily Friday January 13, 2006
• 'Why can't NACADA sponsor own awards?'
  The People Daily Friday January 6, 2006
• 'Getting back your life after years of drug abuse'
  The People Daily Friday December 30, 2005
• 'Cannabis is pure poison to the brain'
  The People Daily Friday December 23, 2005
• 'Dangers of Heroin'
  The People Daily Friday December 8, 2005
• 'Beware of perils of heroin'
  The People Daily Friday December 2, 2005
• 'Growing use of cocaine is a worrying trend'
  The People Daily Friday November 25, 2005
• "Silent screams: Why I will vote yes and no"
  The People Daily Friday November 18, 2005
• 'Enjoying sobriety and ready for another year'
  The People Daily Friday November 11, 2005
• 'With boozing ignorance is not an excuse'
  The People Daily Friday November 4, 2005
• 'Parents should fight against alcoholism'
  The People Daily Friday October 28, 2005
• 'Alcohol and the youth'
  The People Daily Friday October 21, 2005
• 'You don't have to booze to suffer the consequences'
  The People Daily Friday October 7, 2005
• 'Wings to fly but no sky'
  The People on Sunday October 2, 2005
• 'Youth targetted in alcohol awareness month'
  The People Daily Friday September 23, 2005
• 'Media insensitive to addiction'
  The People Daily Friday September 16, 2005
• 'Perils of alcohol abuse'
  The People Daily Friday September 9, 2005
• "Drinking will never be the same - 'get a beer account'"
  The People Daily Friday September 2, 2005
• 'How to stay sober in a culture of alcoholism'
  The Standard August 25, 2005
• 'You can ban alcohol adverts on billboards, but this can't stop the masses imbibing liqour'
  The Standard August 20, 2005
• 'Back to the basics on the ills of drug abuse'
  The People Daily August 19, 2005
• 'What are unethical ads?'
  The People Daily August 12, 2005
• 'Time to go back to the basics on drug abuse instead of turning to simplistic answers to complex problem'
  The Standard June 25, 2005
• 'Living in denial'
  The People Daily June 22, 2005
• 'Responsible drinking: Does it exist?'
  The People Daily June 8, 2005
• 'Puffing to death'
  The People Daily June 3, 2005
• 'Alcohol double-speak, marketing blitz leaves all under the influence'
  Biosafety News , January - March 2005
• 'Alcohol: canned promises or bottled hell?'
  Sunday Times , January 9 2005
• 'Match To Tinder'
  The Sunday Standard January 9, 2005
• 'What really is addiction?'
  Biosafety News November, 2004
• 'Breaking alcohol addiction, so easy yet so hard'
  The Sunday Standard November 7, 2004
• 'What do politicians and an alcoholic have in common?'
  Biosafety News September-October, 2004
• 'How many times must I say it? I'm not an alcoholic!'
  Biosafety News June-July, 2004
• Focus on world No-Tobacco Day 'Govt. should ratify tobacco code'
  The People Daily May 31st., 2004
• 'Secondary alcoholics, no victims, only volunteers'
  The People On Sunday May 16th., 2004
• 'The folly of taking a holistic view of alcohol'
  The People On Sunday May 9th., 2004
• 'Alcoholics can now drink just enough to satisfy craving'
  The People Daily April 30th., 2004
• 'My wife, my enabler and supplier'
  The People On Sunday April 18th., 2004
• 'Getting stuck on cheap booze'
  The People On Sunday April 4th., 2004
• 'Of Michael Power and that powerful Guinness!'
  The People On Sunday March 28th., 2004
• 'Let October be an alcohol awareness month this year'
  The People On Sunday March 21st., 2004
• 'Why alcohol will continue finishing hapless Kenyans'
  The People On Sunday March 14th., 2004
• 'Alcoholics: No victims, only volunteers'
  Biosafety News February-March, 2004
• 'Just too many sharks waiting to prey on helpless alcoholics'
  Biosafety News January, 2004
• 'As a nation, we should examine our alcohol use'
  The People On Sunday December 14th., 2003
• 'The day the city came to a standstill'
  The People on Sunday December 7, 2003
• 'Turning point in my alcoholic life' Part III Final Episode
  The Sunday Times December 7th., 2003
• 'Let's unite against this brew'
  The People On Sunday December 7th., 2003
• 'Turning point in my alcoholic life' Part II
  The Sunday Times November 30th., 2003
• 'The local press as co-alcoholics in alcoholism'
  The People On Sunday November 30th., 2003
• 'Turning point in my alcoholic life' Part I
  The Sunday Times November 23rd., 2003
• 'Denial as the primary cause of death among Kenyan alcoholics'
  The People On Sunday November 23rd., 2003
• 'A 'national event' we shouldn't be proud of'
  The People On Sunday November 16th., 2003
• 'Time alcoholism fight became fashionable'
  The People On Sunday November 9th., 2003
• 'Glorifying the use of illicit drugs through advertising'
  Kenya Times 7th. November, 2003
• 'Thousands require help to kick the habit'
  Daily Nation 7th. November, 2003
• 'Cosmetic changes not ample in ridding stigma against poor alcoholics'
  The People On Sunday November 2nd. 2003
• 'Kenyans: 'Don't drink and drive, smoke weed and fly'
  The People On Sunday October 26th., 2003
• 'What we need is a policy into the dangers of alcohol'
  The People On Sunday October 26th., 2003
• 'Welcome to 'never-never' land of drink and honey'
  The People On Sunday October 19th., 2003
• 'Uncle Moody', alcoholism and the right mood'
  The People On Sunday October 12th., 2003
• 'Taking stock of 3 years of recovery
  The People On Sunday October 5th., 2003
• 'Alcohol, condoms, HIV/AIDS and denial'
  The People On Sunday September 28th., 2003
• 'Going home after 27 fickled years'
  The People On Sunday September 21st., 2003
• 'Coping with alcoholism'
  A continuation of 'Of alcoholism and the role of the church'
  The People On Sunday September 14th., 2003
• 'Healing wounds of alcoholism'
  A continuation of 'Of alcoholism and the role of the church'
  The People On Sunday September 7th., 2003
• The spouse could be an unwitting enabler
  Biosafety News, No. 45 (Special Edition) September 2003
• 'Of alcoholism and the role of the church' PT. I
  The People On Sunday August 31st., 2003
• 'Biggest Tobacco Addict in Kenya'
  The People On Sunday August 24, 2003
• 'Kenya terrorism' and the real bogeyman within
  The People on Sunday August 10, 2003
• 'Help is at hand': Go tell it on the mountains
  The People On Sunday July 27, 2003
• 'Of tobacco industry and smoking out the bitter truth'
  The People On Sunday July 20, 2003
• 'What sort of disease is this alcoholism'
  The People On Sunday July 13, 2003
• 'Understanding What Makes An Alcoholic
  The People On Sunday July 6, 2003
• Of rugby, musical chairs and alcoholism menace in Kenya.
  The People On Sunday June 29, 2003
• Don't hide behind that smokescreen
  Biosafety News, June, 2003
• Official silence on alcoholism curious.
  East African Standard April 29, 2003
• 'Denial disease' major setback to alcoholics.
  Biosafety News, December 2002/ January 2003
• How alcohol ruined my otherwise promising life
  Biosafety News, October/November 2002

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• 'Alcoholism nearly cost me my life
  Biosafety News, July/August 2002
• It's a thin line between drinking, alcoholism (PART II)
  Biosafety News, June 2002
• It's a thin line between drinking, alcoholism (PART I)
  Biosafety News, May 2002
• Excuses, ignorance fuel fire of drinking
  Biosafety News April 2002
• Women too can sink into the abyss of alcoholism
  East African Standard Profile Magazine/ January 19 - 25, 2002
• You can recover from alcohol addiction
  East African Standard Profile Magazine/ November 17 - 23, 2001
• My slide into alcoholism
  Saturday Nation Magazine/ October 13 - 19, 2001
• What is alcoholism
  Saturday Nation Magazine/ September 8- 14, 2001
• Admit BAT into DDC-PC
  Kenya Times February 23 1990
• Two held in major opium crackdown
  Kenya Times October 10 1989
• Atoa onyo kwa vijana
  Kenya Leo September 6 1989
• Branch boss warns wingers
  Kenya Times September 5 1989
• Health: Oliech calls for more support
  Kenya Times August 8 1989

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