Remembering Lives Lost to Overdose
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... Read more »
Request for Proposals (RFP) for Evaluation Services for LRADAC’s Community Services Department
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... Read more »
Black Balloon Day: Remembering Lives Lost to Substance Use Disorders
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... Read more »
Philanthropy Lives Inside Of Us All
A guest blog by Kendra Mallett-Brunson, LRADAC Foundation Executive Director Call me naïve, but I cannot be the only kid who grew up thinking that... Read more »
Meet LRADAC’s Prevention Team: Community Partners in Recovery
A guest blog by Hailey Kanipe, Prevention Specialist When it comes to preventing substance misuse in communities, it truly does take a village. LRADAC's prevention... Read more »
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... Read more »
Be Mindful of Holiday Triggers that lead to Substance Misuse
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... Read more »
Squiggles &Wiggles, Free Narcan, and a Creative Door Contest for Youth Highlight Red Ribbon Week
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... Read more »
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 September is an important month at LRADAC for us and the individuals we serve. It’s... Read more »
I am a person in long-term recovery.
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... Read more »