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 | Apr 25, 2018 | Alcohol, Blog
Researchers are constantly coming up with new reasons why teenagers should not drink alcohol. Yet, alcohol remains the number one misused and abused drug in South Carolina by youth under the age of 21. Research proves that alcohol abuse and misuse affects the...
by Amanda Edwards | Apr 20, 2018 | Blog, Marijuana
April 20th is usually a day cast in the green smoky spotlight and rarely on 4/20 (pronounced ‘four-twenty’) do you ever hear any facts about marijuana addiction and the negative health effects caused by marijuana. The True Facts About Marijuana Addiction...
by Amanda Edwards | Mar 22, 2018 | Blog, Marijuana
A medical marijuana bill, approved and amended by the South Carolina Senate Medical Affairs Subcommittee, is making its way to the full Senate Medical Affairs Committee for consideration. On Wednesday, March 22, 2018, the subcommittee made a number of changes to the...
by Amanda Edwards | Mar 20, 2018 | Blog, News
Columbia, S.C. — Ashley Bodiford was selected as the president of South Carolina Association of Prevention Professionals and Advocates (SCAPPA). Bodiford is a regional capacity coach housed at LRADAC and is responsible for providing adequate training, coaching and...
by Amanda Edwards | Mar 15, 2018 | Blog, News
LRADAC is proud to announce that we did very well in our recent Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) survey. Our staff works to help individuals and families prevent and recover from substance use disorders, we have embraced a movement within the behavioral health field known...
