by Amanda Edwards | Jun 6, 2023 | Announcement, News, Rock 4 Recovery
Columbia, SC — With a career spanning three decades, 17 Top 20 singles and four chart-topping number one songs that include “Tell It To My Heart,” “Love Will Lead You Back,” and “I’ll Always Love You,” pop icon Taylor Dayne will headline the LRADAC Foundation’s fourth...
by Amanda Edwards | May 10, 2023 | Announcement, LRADAC, News
Lexington, SC – In a novel harm reduction strategy to help combat overdoses for recently released inmates, LRADAC has partnered with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department and the Lexington County Detention Center to offer free Narcan for recently released...
by Amanda Edwards | Apr 26, 2023 | Announcement, LRADAC, News
Columbia, SC – LRADAC, the designated alcohol and drug abuse authority for Lexington and Richland Counties, has named Wendy Hughes as its new President and Chief Executive Officer. As the agency’s current Chief Financial Officer, Hughes has 20 years of...
by Amanda Edwards | Apr 17, 2023 | Blog, ePRESS, ePRESS Blog, Prevention
National Stress Awareness Month April is National Stress Awareness Month – a time to raise awareness about the negative impacts of stress on our bodies. While there is no single definition for stress, it most commonly appears as physical, mental, or emotional strain...
by Amanda Edwards | Apr 14, 2023 | Announcement, LRADAC, News, Prevention
Columbia, SC – As part of Alcohol Awareness Month, LRADAC’s Prevention Team will host Town Hall Meetings in Richland and Lexington Counties to help educate the public on ways to prevent underage drinking and substance use. Both meetings will create an open...
by Amanda Edwards | Mar 30, 2023 | Alcohol, Blog, ePRESS, ePRESS Blog, Marijuana, Opioids, Prescription Drugs, Prevention
National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week (NDAFW) This year, NDAFW took place from March 20th through the 26th. Drug and alcohol misuse is the cause of many accidents and illnesses and, sadly, is a leading cause of death worldwide. Take some time to educate your children,...
by Amanda Edwards | Mar 1, 2023 | Blog, Heroin, Opioids, Prescription Drugs, Prevention, Treatment
Narcan can save someone’s life you didn’t know was using. For the first time in United States history, there were over 100,000 overdose deaths in 12 months. Fentanyl is increasingly responsible for the growing amount of accidental overdoses. Currently,...
by Amanda Edwards | Feb 27, 2023 | LRADAC, News, Prevention
Columbia, SC – Drug overdose is the leading cause of accidental death in the United States, and opioid addiction drives this epidemic. Americans are more likely to die of an opioid overdose than from a car accident or gun. And according to a recent report from DHEC,...
by Amanda Edwards | Feb 21, 2023 | Blog, ePRESS, Prevention
By Hailey Kanipe We’ve all been there — just trying to make it to the end of the week, so desperate for any opportunity for a break. You’re stressed, overwhelmed, and maybe even sad. You need help to stay focused and put forth your best effort at...
by Amanda Edwards | Feb 8, 2023 | Announcement, News
Columbia, SC – Jeremy Martin, LRADAC’s Vice President of Treatment and Intervention, has been selected as one of 16 inaugural members of the National Institute on Drug Abuse’s Clinical Trials Network Community Representative Council (CIRCL). As a new entity of the...
