by Amanda Edwards | Aug 8, 2023 | Blog, LRADAC, Peer Support, Prevention, Treatment
Substance use disorders involve the recurrent use of drugs or alcohol, leading to significant impairment and distress. Addiction can take various forms, from alcohol and marijuana to illicit drugs like opioids, cocaine, and methamphetamine. The impact of these...
by Amanda Edwards | Jun 5, 2018 | Blog, Heroin
America is experiencing an increase in heroin abuse, in part due to the prescription opioid epidemic. As a result of the country enforcing stricter regulations on opioid prescriptions, opiate users are turning to heroin, a much cheaper and more powerful alternative....
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...
