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What is Narcan and why should I test my drugs?

by Amanda Edwards | Mar 1, 2023 | Blog, Heroin, Opioids, Prescription Drugs, Prevention, Treatment

Narcan can save someone’s life you didn’t know was using. For the first time in United States history, there were over 100,000 overdose deaths in 12 months. Fentanyl is increasingly responsible for the growing amount of accidental overdoses. Currently,...

Identifying & Reducing the Risks of Suicide by Learning the Language, Myths, Signs, and Symptoms

by Amanda Edwards | Sep 11, 2020 | Blog

A guest blog by Jenniffer Weller-White, LRADAC’s Director of Treatment September is an important month at LRADAC for us and the individuals we serve. It’s a time to honor the recovery process, bring awareness to the impacts of treatment, take extra steps to reduce...

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

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...