Twin Cities Restaurant and Bar Workers Are Serving as ‘First Responders’ Amid the Opioid Crisis
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“We are on the front lines whether we want to be or not. So, the better prepared we can be to take care of people the better off we all are.”
“Opioid deaths in Minnesota have been on the upward trend since 2000, but deaths spiked during the first year of the pandemic. Southside Harm Reduction says if someone overdoses in a bar, having Naloxone on hand could mean the difference between life and death.”
Sarah Webster Norton, The Jason Show Fox 9, 2021
Sarah Webster Norton, Fox 9 News, 2021
Free Resources for Restaurant Workers
Sarah Travis of Craft Serving LLC tallies up some of the nation’s best resources for the service industry.
“On That Restaurant Labor Shortage”
As featured in MSP Magazine, Stephanie March and Sarah Webster Norton discuss labor shortage and languishing- and what the hell to do about it.
“Nobody ever has a meltdown at 3 in the afternoon.”
As mentioned in “A Sobering Look at the Day-to-Day Reality of Bartending Right Now,” by Joy Summers, Oct 14, 2020, Twin Cities Eater.
“Essential workers pressured by mental health issues.”
As mentioned by Meghan McCarty Carino, Marketplace.org, Aug 14, 2020.
“Offering mental health insurance should be no-brainer”
Nancy Weingartner Monroe, Jul 31, 2019, Food Service News