by Amanda Edwards | Nov 28, 2023 | Announcement, LRADAC Foundation, News
Columbia, SC – LRADAC, the designated alcohol and drug abuse authority for Lexington and Richland Counties, announces that Tifani Moore has been promoted to the position of Executive Director of the LRADAC Foundation. Moore has served as the Foundation’s Development...
by Amanda Edwards | Nov 1, 2023 | ePRESS, ePRESS Blog, Prescription Drugs, Prevention
How often do you clean out your medicine cabinet? There are so many reasons why we might have medicine in our cabinets that we don’t use anymore. Whether our doctor changed our medicine and we have some of the old medicine left over, or whether we had surgery and have...
by Amanda Edwards | Oct 31, 2023 | Announcement, Awards, Grants, LRADAC Foundation, News
The LRADAC Foundation, LRADAC’s nonprofit arm that supports the programs and services of LRADAC, has received a Community Outreach Grant of $85,000 from Lexington Medical Center. $20,000 of the grant is earmarked for LRADAC’s MOMS (Maternal Outreach Management...
by Amanda Edwards | Oct 31, 2023 | Announcement, News
Columbia, SC – LRADAC, the designated alcohol and drug abuse authority for Lexington and Richland Counties, has named Eric D. Eaddy its new Vice President of Administration. As a member of the executive management team, Eaddy will manage LRADAC’s daily administrative...
by Amanda Edwards | Oct 17, 2023 | Blog, ePRESS, ePRESS Blog, Prevention
A guest blog by Hailey Kanipe, MPH, CPS, ICPS, Prevention Specialist. This year’s Red Ribbon Week is right around the corner! From October 23rd to the 31st, Red Ribbon Week is a time to encourage young people to make positive decisions and teach them drug refusal...
by Amanda Edwards | Oct 9, 2023 | Announcement, News, Prevention
LRADAC is searching for the next social media superstar for Red Ribbon Week video contest. Columbia, SC — LRADAC is searching for the next TikTok or Instagram superstar to show how to “Be Kind to Your Mind, Say No to Drugs” — a new public service announcement contest...
by Amanda Edwards | Sep 25, 2023 | Announcement, News, Prevention
Funding will come from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) for substance prevention and mental health awareness. LRADAC has been awarded significant federal funding to tremendously impact substance misuse prevention, intervention,...
by Amanda Edwards | Aug 25, 2023 | Blog, LRADAC Foundation, Rock 4 Recovery
Music has the power to bring people together, heal, and spread awareness about important causes. This is precisely what the Rock 4 Recovery concert, organized by the LRADAC Foundation, aims to do. The annual concert provides excellent entertainment and raises funds...
by Amanda Edwards | Aug 15, 2023 | Announcement, LRADAC, News
Columbia, SC — As part of the Nickelodeon’s latest ReelTalk: Community Impact Series, LRADAC will sponsor a free public screening of Stay Awake, a new film about substance misuse and the enormous impact it can have on family members. Immediately following the film, a...
by Amanda Edwards | Aug 14, 2023 | Alcohol, Blog, ePRESS, ePRESS Blog, Opioids, Prescription Drugs, Prevention
A guest blog by Hailey Kanipe, MPH, CPS, ICPS, Prevention Specialist. Almost every American either drives a vehicle or rides in one daily. Traffic accidents are one of the highest causes of death among Americans — and also one of the most preventable! Please continue...
