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Brief exchange over naming the county's substance coalition — 'use' vs. 'abuse'
Summary
A participant asked whether the county coalition should use the phrase 'substance use' instead of 'substance abuse'; a board member (Keith) said he had already answered the question, and the clerk agreed to pass the message along and clarify.
During public comment and follow-up discussion, a participant queried whether the county group's name should be "substance use" or "substance abuse." The clerk pointed to the listing as the "Buchanan County Substance Use Prevention Coalition". A participant asked Supervisor Keith directly, "Do you support the word use over abuse when you're talking about substances?" and after some back-and-forth Keith responded, "I've already answered the question."
The exchange recorded that the clerk would pass along the query and that the county would follow up to confirm the coalition's chosen title; no further action was taken during the meeting.
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