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The Biden administration moved Friday to require patients see a doctor in person before getting attention deficit disorder medication or addictive painkillers, toughening access to the drugs against the backdrop of a deepening opioid crisis.

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first combination test for flu and C OVID-19 that can be used at home, giving consumers an easy way to determine if a runny nose is caused by either disease.

Substance use disorder (SUD) is an extremely difficult disorder to overcome, and many individuals with SUD return to regular use after repeated attempts to quit.

By NATION REPORTER 

Zambia has been put on the United Nations Cyclone red alert with the country expected to be hit by cyclone Freddy.

According to a security advisory by UN resident coordinator Beatrice Mutali latest reports from SADC Climate services centre indicate that in the coming days, intense tropical cyclone Freddy was expected to make landfall in different parts of the Southern African region including Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Botswana, Eswatini and South Africa which would involve heavy rainfall with flashfloods.

She said the situation may occasion a high risk of dangerous storm surge, flooding and strong damaging wind especially in locations on the storm’s path in Zambia and indications were that the Southern Province would be most affected and some parts of central and eastern provinces.

“While the Zambia Meteorological Department and the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit are coordinating with counterparts in other neighbouring countries to monitor the situation it has become necessary to alert all UN personnel accordingly for the needed caution, vigilance as well as minimization of movements,” she said.

 POLICE in Lusaka recorded a case in which uknown people broke into a Toyota Vitz and stole money amounting to K60,000.00 and other valuables belonging to UBABA Logistics Company. The money and some company documents were left in the car while the owner was attending to some business at Mayfair Insurance Company along Addis Ababa […]

 A 47-year-old farmer of Mukumbo area in Lufwanyama district on the Copperbelt has died after being beaten by another farmer who accused him of having an affair with his wife. Derrick Mashilipa is believed to have had an argument with Carlos Chitangala over an affair with his wife and the argument resulted in a fight […]

 MORE than 5000 households in Zambia will be electrified by a French Solar energy firm under a project designed to meet the demands of the people in accessing electricity. The electrification project is expected to benefit nine villages across the country and will be done by Generale Du Solaire. During a tour of the solar […]

 FOLLOWING the success of the MultiChoice Africa Accelerator Programme, which secured $16 million (USD) of funding for six emerging businesses last year, the programme has been expanded to eight more countries across Africa. Many more small businesses in Africa’s technology sector now have the chance to benefit from the 2023 programme, which provides the skills and […]

 A suspect sustained gunshot wounds while six others escaped after the owner of the house they broke into opened fire on them using a short gun. The suspected criminals broke into the house in Lilayi area on February 24, 2023 around 02:00 hours where the owner, a 71-year-old man shot at one of them. “Police officers […]

 TWO ex-convicts behind a series of aggravated robberies in Kitwe and Chingola have been shot dead after they ran from the scene where they took the police to recover an AK-47 rifle. Yesterday the criminals led the police to a bush near Mindolo dam to recover an AK-47 which was hidden in the bush but […]