The Nash County Board of Commissioners will ultimately decide on how the county’s $9.8 million share of the National Opioid Settlement fund will be spent in the future, but a series of community forums on the issue has given area residents an opportunity to share their views on the topic with county leaders.
At the final forum, held Thursday in Rocky Mount, a mother spoke passionately of her relentless efforts to help her son in recovery from substance use.
For Annette Daughtery, whose 31-year-old son has been battling addiction for 19 years, the overdose death of another women’s daughter taught her that giving up is not an option, even in moments of darkest despair, she said…