Introduction Drug abuse is another term used for substance abuse. Substance abuse signifies the continued consumption of a drug (substance) where the abuser makes use of the substance in quantities or with routines neither endorsed nor directed by healthcare experts. Substance abuse is not restricted to mood-changing or psychotropic substances. If an action is carried out with the use of objects in opposition to the regulations and strategies of the substance (for instance, the use of steroids with the aim of performance improvement in games), it is as well abuse of the substance (Pankratz & Hallfors, 2004, pp. 353-354). For that reason, mood-changing and psychotropic substances do not denote the only forms of substance abuse. The use of illicit substances such as hallucinogens, narcotics, sedatives, and stimulants as well falls in the bracket of drug abuse. Substance abuse frequently comprises predicaments with impulse management in addition to impulsive conduct. This research paper seeks to establish the different kinds of treatment and avoidance resources for substance abuse existing in North Carolina. Substances (drugs) Substance abuse does not negate addiction. Furthermore, substance abuse is employed in a comparable way in nonmedical perspectives. Substance abuse comprises an enormous range of descriptions associated with taking a psychotropic substance or drug for improvement of performance or a non-medical result. Every one of these descriptions implies an unconstructive result of drug abuse. A number of the drugs that are frequently connected with this term (substance abuse) include alcohol, barbiturates, cocaine, heroin, and opioids among others. Abuse of these substances might give rise to criminal penalty as well as likely social, mental, and physical harm, which strongly relies on local influence (Pankratz, & Hallfors, 2004, pp. 355-356). In North Carolina, there are a number of instances where criminal or unsociable conduct happens when an individual is under the influence of a given substance. Long-term character changes in a person might also result from drug abuse. Additional descriptions of substance abuse are found in four major groups, viz. vernacular usage, healthcare descriptions, mass communication, and criminal justice descriptions. Internationally, drug abuse is rampant with around 120 million users. Substance abuse is simply a type of substance-associated disorder. Treatment The treatment for drug abuse is a vital subject for North Carolina and internationally at large. Frequently, a formal involvement is essential to persuade the drug abuser to surrender to any variety of treatment. In North Carolina, the treatments that exist include behavioral interventions in addition to medications that have assisted numerous people in decreasing or stopping their drug abuse dispositions. In addition, a number of evidence-based interventions play a key role in countering drug abuse. In the pharmacological therapy, several prescriptions like methadone and buprenorphine among others have been commended for the treatment of drug abuse (McEwen, 2009, pp. 38-39). The medications exist in either short performing or long performing type. Numerous other prescriptions are efficient