David Sidney Mangwegape is Nurse Educator within the Department of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing at Institute of Health Sciences-Lobatse. He is a licensed Advanced Psychiatric Nurse specialist and an International Accredited Professional (ICAP II). He is also a columnist with The Midweek Sun anchoring the column "The Mental Health Series" where he shares insights on mental health and addiction disorders. He is a Treasurer for the newly established Botswana Association of Addiction Professionals (ISSUP Botswana Chapter). Having recently published a chapter that was peer reviewed, he is keen to pursue further research on mental health and drug demand reduction.