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Supported by the NC Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse
Services with funding from SAMHSA, Strategic Prevention Framework Partnerships for Success State and Tribal Initiative (CFDA #93.243).
Did
You
Know...
•
In
Cleveland
County
an
average
of
2
people
die
every
month
from
prescription
drug
overdose.
•
Using
medications
like
Vicodin,
Adderall
or
Xanax
that
aren't
prescribed
for
you
is
against
federal
and
state
laws.
Punishments
may
include
large
fines
and
imprisonment.
•
Emergency
department
visits
relating
to
prescription
drug
abuse
now
exceed
those
relating
to
illicit
"street
drugs".
•
Unintentional
drug
overdose
is
the
leading
cause
of
accidental
death
in
the
United
States.
CLEVELAND
COUNTY
HEALTH
DEPARTMENT
Sources:
NC
DPH
Injury
and
Violence
Prevention
Branch
&
2015
Pride
Survey
