by Amanda Edwards | Jun 29, 2018 | Opioids, Prescription Drugs
“It starts in the medicine cabinet,” says Shauna Cooper, LRADAC Director of Prevention. Cooper is referring to prescription drug misuse and the development of substance use disorders due to that misuse. Most people who are prescribed a prescription medication are able...
by Amanda Edwards | Jun 21, 2018 | Grants, News
Columbia, SC – LRADAC, in collaboration with Lexington County School District One, received a competitive federal grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA) to focus on the prevention of prescription drug use and misuse among middle and...
by Amanda Edwards | Jun 13, 2018 | Board of Directors
LRADAC BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING AGENDA 2711 Colonial Drive, Columbia, SC 29206 June 14, 2018 APPROVAL OF MINUTES CHAIRMAN’S REPORT LEXINGTON COUNTY COUNCIL RICHLAND COUNTY COUNCIL PRESIDENT’S REPORT COMMITTEE REPORT: Adult/Adolescent Advisory: Mr. Jeremy...
by Amanda Edwards | Jun 5, 2018 | Blog, Heroin
America is experiencing an increase in heroin abuse, in part due to the prescription opioid epidemic. As a result of the country enforcing stricter regulations on opioid prescriptions, opiate users are turning to heroin, a much cheaper and more powerful alternative....
by Amanda Edwards | May 21, 2018 | Awards, News
Columbia, SC – LRADAC received the 2017 Safety Award from the Palmetto Hospital Trust (PHT) and a $5,000 incentive for its overall safety outcomes. “Our agency had the highest scores and fewest injuries in its peer group and that is a direct reflection of the robust...
by Amanda Edwards | May 21, 2018 | Blog, Methamphetamine
How do I know if someone is using methamphetamine? What is Methamphetamine / Meth? Methamphetamine, or “Meth,” is an illegal stimulant drug in the same class as cocaine and other street drugs. It is usually used as a white, bitter-tasting powder or pill,...
by Amanda Edwards | May 14, 2018 | Awards, News
by: Sara Grace Bailey, Working Well Corporate Wellness Specialist COLUMBIA, S.C. – MAY 2018 – LRADAC recognized by the South Carolina Hospital Association’s Working Well initiative for being one of the first organizations to achieve the Strategy for Wellbeing Platinum...
by Amanda Edwards | May 9, 2018 | Blog, Opioids
There were 42,249 accidental overdose deaths in the United States in 2016 (CDC). People from all over the country are calling it the opioid crisis or the opioid epidemic, and here in South Carolina, Governor Henry McMaster has declared opioid addiction a public health...
by Amanda Edwards | May 9, 2018 | Board of Directors
LRADAC BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING AGENDA 2711 Colonial Drive, Columbia, SC 29206 May 10, 2018 APPROVAL OF MINUTES CHAIRMAN’S REPORT LEXINGTON COUNTY COUNCIL RICHLAND COUNTY COUNCIL PRESIDENT’S REPORT COMMITTEE REPORT: SPCC: Mr. Don Richards DATES TO...
by Amanda Edwards | May 7, 2018 | News
Columbia, SC – LRADAC received a total of nine honors at the annual Mercury Awards event hosted by the South Carolina chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). Gayle Aycock, the organization’s President and CEO, noted, “I am so proud of our...
