LRADAC News
LRADAC Receives 3-Year $150,000 CARA Grant to Address Local Drug Crises
[vc_column width="2/3"]Columbia, SC – LRADAC, in collaboration with Lexington County School District One, received a competitive federal grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA) to focus on the prevention of prescription drug use and...
LRADAC Board of Directors June Meeting Agenda
LRADAC BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING AGENDA 2711 Colonial Drive, Columbia, SC 29206 June 14, 2018 APPROVAL OF MINUTES CHAIRMAN’S REPORT LEXINGTON COUNTY COUNCIL RICHLAND COUNTY COUNCIL PRESIDENT’S REPORT COMMITTEE REPORT: Adult/Adolescent Advisory: Mr. Jeremy...
Heroin Abuse: The Physical Effects, Overdoses Rise, Recovery Is Possible
America is experiencing an increase in heroin abuse, in part due to the prescription opioid epidemic. As a result of the country enforcing stricter regulations on opioid prescriptions, opiate users are turning to heroin, a much cheaper and more powerful alternative....
LRADAC Receives Overall Safety Award with Highest Scores from Palmetto Hospital Trust
[vc_single_image image="5926" img_size="full"]Columbia, SC – LRADAC received the 2017 Safety Award from the Palmetto Hospital Trust (PHT) and a $5,000 incentive for its overall safety outcomes. “Our agency had the highest scores and fewest injuries in its peer group...
Signs and Symptoms of Methamphetamine Use
How do I know if someone is using methamphetamine? What is Methamphetamine / Meth? Methamphetamine, or "Meth," is an illegal stimulant drug in the same class as cocaine and other street drugs. It is usually used as a white, bitter-tasting powder or pill, but can also...
LRADAC EARNS WORKING WELL’S STRATEGY FOR WELLBEING PLATINUM AWARD
[vc_single_image image="5903" img_size="full" add_caption="yes"]by: Sara Grace Bailey, Working Well Corporate Wellness Specialist COLUMBIA, S.C. – MAY 2018 – LRADAC recognized by the South Carolina Hospital Association’s Working Well initiative for being one of the...
How is Opioid Addiction Treated?
[vc_single_image image="5883" img_size="full" alignment="center"][vc_custom_heading text="What is the Opioid Epidemic and How Can We Help?" use_theme_fonts="yes"]There were 42,249 accidental overdose deaths in the United States in 2016 (CDC). People from all over the...
LRADAC Board of Directors May Meeting Agenda
LRADAC BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING AGENDA 2711 Colonial Drive, Columbia, SC 29206 May 10, 2018 APPROVAL OF MINUTES CHAIRMAN’S REPORT LEXINGTON COUNTY COUNCIL RICHLAND COUNTY COUNCIL PRESIDENT’S REPORT COMMITTEE REPORT: SPCC: Mr. Don Richards DATES TO...
LRADAC Selected for Nine Public Relations Honors, 7 Awards of Excellence at Mercury Awards
[vc_column width="2/3"]Columbia, SC – LRADAC received a total of nine honors at the annual Mercury Awards event hosted by the South Carolina chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). Gayle Aycock, the organization’s President and CEO, noted, “I am so...
How Alcohol Misuse Affects the Development of the Teen Brain
[vc_single_image image="5810" img_size="1200x500" alignment="center"][vc_custom_heading text="Teen Drinking Causes Brain Damage" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/2"]Researchers are constantly coming up with new reasons why teenagers should...