With a rise in drug overdoses related to the coronavirus pandemic, LRADAC continues to provide vital treatment and prevention services to Richland and Lexington Counties

With a rise in drug overdoses related to the coronavirus pandemic, LRADAC continues to provide vital treatment and prevention services to Richland and Lexington Counties

Columbia, SC – With over 3 million confirmed cases and approximately 140,000 deaths in the United States alone, the coronavirus pandemic has caused unprecedented health and safety concerns for nearly every part of our society. In South Carolina, the pandemic continues...
How is Opioid Addiction Treated?

How is Opioid Addiction Treated?

There were 42,249 accidental overdose deaths in the United States in 2016 (CDC). People from all over the country are calling it the opioid crisis or the opioid epidemic, and here in South Carolina, Governor Henry McMaster has declared opioid addiction a public health...
Opioids: Just Plain Killers

Opioids: Just Plain Killers

1 in 4 people who are prescribed opioids struggle with addiction (DAODAS). This number may not seem as scary until you take into account that 5 million painkiller prescriptions are filled every year in South Carolina. That’s more than one for every person in our state...
Assessment

Assessment

The word assessment may seem intimidating to many people.  It is a very clinical term that really just means we are getting to know a new client better so we can help them, and it is the first step towards getting help with alcohol or drug misuse.  For most people,...