by Amanda Edwards | Sep 10, 2020 | Blog, LRADAC, News
In response to recently posted misinformation on social media regarding LRADAC’s use of Medically Assisted Treatment (MAT), we want to assure our patients and partners that we are an official MAT provider—one of many substance misuse treatment approaches that we...
by Amanda Edwards | Jul 14, 2020 | Alcohol, Heroin, LRADAC, Marijuana, Methamphetamine, News, Opioids, Prescription Drugs, Vaping
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...
by Amanda Edwards | May 9, 2018 | Blog, Opioids
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...
by Amanda Edwards | Mar 14, 2018 | Blog, Opioids
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...
by Amanda Edwards | Jun 1, 2017 | Blog
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,...
