The North Carolina Income Tax. North Carolina collects a state income tax at a maximum marginal tax rate of %, spread across tax brackets. Unlike the Federal Income Tax, North Carolina's state income tax does not provide couples filing jointly with expanded income tax brackets. North Carolina's maximum marginal income tax rate is the 1st highest in the United States, ranking directly below North Carolina's %.
It depends on the drug. Most narcotics will have you off and away with the angels before you know it. Witness the number of heroin addicts found with the needles still in their arms. However, if you try and overdose on over the couner meds, then a nasty, painful and slow death awaits. You will probably wake up from the overdose, but then die, very slowly and very painfully, over the next three to ten days, of liver failure. It's pitiful.
How An Overdose Causes Brain Damage. Opiates and opioids (heroin, morphine, OxyContin, Fentanyl) are depressants, meaning the drugs slow down your breathing and heart rate. As such, the most significant risk of an overdose is the lack of oxygen. An opiate overdose typically leads to unconsciousness and a very depressed central nervous system, which is responsible for your respiratory drive while sleeping.