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 9, 2021 | Announcement, Prevention
Submission Deadline: 5 pm EST, Friday, March 26, 2021 Click here to download RFP. Request for Proposals Lexington/Richland Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council (LRADAC) is seeking proposals from qualified firms to conduct a needs assessment centering on workforce and...
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...
by Amanda Edwards | Jan 25, 2021 | Blog, Prevention
A guest blog by Hailey Kanipe, Prevention SpecialistWhen it comes to preventing substance misuse in communities, it truly does take a village. LRADAC’s prevention team partners with organizations all over the Midlands to increase peoples’ knowledge of the...
by Amanda Edwards | Dec 9, 2020 | News, Prevention
Imm and her fellow authors profiled an empowerment evaluation model, demonstrating its application and effectiveness in a re-entry initiative for male prisoners returning to their communities.Contributing to the practical use of evaluation data is one of the values...
by Amanda Edwards | Dec 2, 2020 | LRADAC, News, Prevention
After a year marked by the first global pandemic, social isolation, and rising unemployment—not to mention political and social turmoil—an overwhelming majority of Americans are looking forward to the holidays and a fresh start in 2021. But for those people challenged...
