LRADAC News
Meet LRADAC’s Prevention Team: Community Partners in Recovery
A guest blog by Hailey Kanipe, Prevention Specialist[vc_single_image image="8574" img_size="full"]When 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...
Board of Directors Meeting Agenda December 2020
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING 2711 Colonial Drive & Zoom Video Conference December 10, 2020 AGENDA APPROVAL OF MINUTES CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT LEXINGTON COUNTY COUNCIL RICHLAND COUNTY COUNCIL PRESIDENT’S REPORT COMMITTEE REPORTS: Community Partners Advisory...
LRADAC’s Pam Imm, Ph.D. contributes to The Practice of Evaluation, a graduate textbook on evaluation processes
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.[vc_single_image image="8523" img_size="full"][vc_column...
Be Mindful of Holiday Triggers that lead to Substance Misuse
[vc_single_image image="8508" img_size="full"]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...
November 2020 Board of Directors Meeting Agenda
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING 2711 Colonial Drive & Zoom Video Conference November 12, 2020 AGENDA APPROVAL OF MINUTES CHAIRMAN’S REPORT LEXINGTON COUNTY COUNCIL RICHLAND COUNTY COUNCIL PRESIDENT’S REPORT COMMITTEE REPORTS: Finance Committee – Wendy Hughes OTHER...
Squiggles &Wiggles, Free Narcan, and a Creative Door Contest for Youth Highlight Red Ribbon Week
[vc_column width="2/3"]Columbia, SC – With a focus on keeping our youth drug free, LRADAC’s Prevention Specialists—led by spokespuppets Squiggles and Wiggles—have been working hard on this year’s Red Ribbon Week, the nation’s oldest and largest drug prevention program...
Board of Directors Virtual Meeting October 2020
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING 2711 Colonial Drive & Zoom Video Conference October 8, 2020 AGENDA APPROVAL OF MINUTES CHAIRMAN’S REPORT LEXINGTON COUNTY COUNCIL RICHLAND COUNTY COUNCIL PRESIDENT’S REPORT COMMITTEE REPORTS: Recovering Community Relations...
Identifying & Reducing the Risks of Suicide by Learning the Language, Myths, Signs, and Symptoms
A guest blog by Jenniffer Weller-White, LRADAC’s Director of Treatment[vc_single_image image="8445" img_size="full"] September is an important month at LRADAC for us and the individuals we serve. It’s a time to honor the recovery process, bring awareness to the...
I am a person in long-term recovery.
[vc_single_image image="8430" img_size="full"]My name is Lakeysha, and I am a person in long-term recovery. What that means is that I haven't used any mood or mind-altering substances since August 29th, 2012. In 2005 I lost my significant other, and addiction took...
Board of Directors Virtual Meeting September 2020
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING via Zoom Video Conference September 10, 2020 AGENDA APPROVAL OF MINUTES CHAIRMAN’S REPORT LEXINGTON COUNTY COUNCIL RICHLAND COUNTY COUNCIL PRESIDENT’S REPORT COMMITTEE REPORTS: Strategic Planning Core Committee – Wendy Hughes OTHER...