by Amanda Edwards | Feb 2, 2022 | Awards, LRADAC, News
Columbia, SC – LRADAC, the designated substance misuse authority for Lexington and Richland Counties, has been named a Top USA Workplace for 2022, an honor that follows a statewide win for Top Workplace in 2021. The Top USA Workplaces list is based solely on employee...
by Amanda Edwards | Jun 1, 2021 | Awards, LRADAC, News
Columbia, SC — CARF International has announced that LRADAC, the Lexington/Richland Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council, has been accredited for a period of three years for its full offering of inpatient and outpatient substance misuse treatment programs including...
by Amanda Edwards | Apr 30, 2021 | Awards, LRADAC, News
Columbia, SC – LRADAC, the designated substance misuse authority for Lexington and Richland Counties, has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2021 honor by the Top Workplaces organization. The Top Workplaces list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a...
by Amanda Edwards | Mar 26, 2021 | LRADAC, LRADAC Foundation, Prevention
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 misuse. Twenty years ago, Roxanne lost her sister to an overdose. Last Saturday, they met for...
by Amanda Edwards | Mar 2, 2021 | LRADAC, News, Prevention
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 during the pandemic, rising 38.4% during the year leading up to June 2020. In South Carolina alone, statistics...
by Amanda Edwards | Dec 2, 2020 | LRADAC, News, Prevention
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 start in 2021. But for those people challenged...