by Amanda Edwards | Mar 2, 2022 | LRADAC, News, Prevention
Columbia, SC –172 residents of Richland and Lexington Counties lost their lives to substance overdoses in 2021—an alarming rise that follows national trends in the increasing numbers of substance misuse-related deaths. To call attention to the continuous rise in...by Amanda Edwards | Feb 2, 2022 | Awards, LRADAC, News
Columbia, SC – LRADAC, the designated substance misuse authority for Lexington and Richland Counties, has been named a Top USA Workplace for 2022, an honor that follows a statewide win for Top Workplace in 2021. The Top USA Workplaces list is based solely on employee...by Amanda Edwards | Jun 1, 2021 | Awards, LRADAC, News
Columbia, SC — CARF International has announced that LRADAC, the Lexington/Richland Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council, has been accredited for a period of three years for its full offering of inpatient and outpatient substance misuse treatment programs including...by Amanda Edwards | Apr 30, 2021 | Awards, LRADAC, News
Columbia, SC – LRADAC, the designated substance misuse authority for Lexington and Richland Counties, has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2021 honor by the Top Workplaces organization. The Top Workplaces list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a...by Amanda Edwards | Mar 26, 2021 | LRADAC, LRADAC Foundation, Prevention
Story featured in the Lexington County Chronicle and Dispatch-News. Black Balloon Day Highlights Substance Use Disorders Two years ago, Gracie lost her father to substance misuse. Twenty years ago, Roxanne lost her sister to an overdose. Last Saturday, they met for...by Amanda Edwards | Mar 2, 2021 | LRADAC, News, Prevention
Columbia, SC – According to recent reports from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the rate of overdose deaths in the US has continued to accelerate during the pandemic, rising 38.4% during the year leading up to June 2020. In South Carolina alone, statistics...