Embrace harm reduction interventions

Teenage girls smoking. [iStockphoto]

As in most of the modern world, Kenyans are not immune to partaking in pleasures that are ultimately harmful to our health.

The temptations of the pleasures - whether it's alcohol, smoking or junk food - require a nuanced and pragmatic response. To the relief of our willpower as well as our physical well-being, harm reduction strategies have emerged as the compassionate solution.