Feb 11, 2020 | Awards, Blog, Opioids, Prescription Drugs, Prevention
[vc_single_image image=”7924″ img_size=”full”] The purpose of this contest is to give youth a platform to speak to their peers about the impacts of opioid misuse. Contest submissions to lradacprevention@gmail.com will be accepted until April...
Nov 6, 2019 | Blog, Prescription Drugs
[vc_single_image image=”7540″ img_size=”full”] Adderall is a stimulant medication primarily used to treat narcolepsy and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). When prescribed in an appropriate dose by a doctor, the medication is...
Oct 22, 2019 | News, Prescription Drugs, Vaping
[vc_single_image image=”7508″ img_size=”full”]Columbia, SC – Saturday, Oct 26th, is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. LRADAC is partnering with Rise Above It: Lexington Two Community Coalition (RAI), Lexington One Community Coalition...
Aug 13, 2018 | Alcohol, Blog, Heroin, Marijuana, Methamphetamine, Opioids, Prescription Drugs
[vc_single_image image=”6120″ img_size=”full”]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 initially made that can lead to the development of a substance...
Jun 29, 2018 | Opioids, Prescription Drugs
“It starts in the medicine cabinet,” says Shauna Cooper, LRADAC Director of Prevention. Cooper is referring to prescription drug misuse and the development of substance use disorders due to that misuse. Most people who are prescribed a prescription medication are able...
