Senior Project May 18

 Tuesday May 18 10:30 PM 

This morning we made vegetable stirfry with crispy chicken, arugula salad, and brownies. We worked chopping vegetables and prepping food until 10:30 when we had to leave for a meeting with Jess from safe recovery. Safe Recovery is an organization in Burlington that helps to educate and protect members of the community. By offering Narcan, fentanyl testing strips, and medical assistance they are lowering the number of overdoses in the community. During our meeting with Jess, we learned how to administer Narcan, when it is applicable to use it, and the stigma surrounding Narcan. We learned that Narcan is not harmful to anyone even someone who is not overdosing. While we were talking, Jess said “You could give it to a 5-year-old who bumped their head, or an 80-year-old man who was having a heartache. By capping off the opioid receptors in the brain Narcan is able to stop an overdose for 30-90 minutes before help can arrive. After our meeting, we came home, finished cooking, and drove back to Spectrum to serve the meal. Tonight was our first night serving without the kitchen manager there and it went really well! We hang out there until it closed at around 7. 


Time Spent Today- 8 hours

Total Project Time- 51 hours 







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