Substance Use Disorder Archives

March 7, 2022 Blog Treatment

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): Activating the brain’s innate ability to cope and heal from trauma

A guest blog by Kimberlee Cannon, LISW-CP, AADC, CS, Program Manager of Treatment Services Nearly 75% of individuals who seek substance use disorder treatment identify... Read more »

March 2, 2022 LRADAC News Prevention

LRADAC to host Black Balloon art installation in honor of 172 Individuals lost to overdoses in Richland and Lexington Counties

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... Read more »

February 9, 2022 Blog LRADAC Foundation Rock 4 Recovery

Former Patient Rocks His Recovery with Gratitude for LRADAC

A guest blog from a former LRADAC Patient I was honored on the night of Rock 4 Recovery with the chance to give back to... Read more »

March 26, 2021 LRADAC LRADAC Foundation Prevention

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 »

March 2, 2021 LRADAC News Prevention

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 »

September 11, 2020 Blog

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 »

May 15, 2020 Blog

The Importance of Checking In With Yourself During COVID-19

Staying home, practicing social distancing, and washing your hands frequently are great ways to protect yourself and others against COVID-19. Along with taking care of... Read more »

February 11, 2019 Blog Marijuana Opioids

Is Marijuana a Solution to the Opioid Epidemic?

The gravity of the opioid epidemic facing the nation today is a public health concern that most people are aware of and are looking to... Read more »

August 17, 2018 News

Laurie Dhue, Award-Winning National News Anchor, to Keynote LRADAC 40th Anniversary Fundraising Event

Laurie Dhue, Recovery Advocate (Photo Source: https://twitter.com/reallauriedhue) Columbia, S.C. — The LRADAC 40th Anniversary Celebration will take place on September 26 from 7:30 to 10... Read more »

August 13, 2018 Alcohol Blog Heroin Marijuana Methamphetamine Opioids Prescription Drugs

Addiction: Choice or Disease?

Many argue that addiction or having a substance use disorder is a choice and not a disease. While there is no dispute that choices are... Read more »

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