Karin: "Frequent guests under the influence of drugs" – new study shows restaurant staff's concern

6/20/2023, 3:13:05 PM

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There is concern about the drug situation among restaurant employees in the county, according to a new survey that the County Administrative Board of Västmanland has taken part of. Karin Granlund's restaurant O'learys has been included in the survey. "We have been asking for resources like this for Västerås for a long time, so it felt like a matter of course for us to be involved," she says.

Last year, several county administrative boards in the country conducted a survey to find out how restaurant staff, security guards, police and municipal administrators view the situation regarding the use of drugs in pubs and entertainment, and how these conditions can be changed for the better.

The study showed that 70 percent of restaurant staff in the country reported seeing guests under the influence of drugs at the pub in the place where they work in the past year.

Hope to improve cooperation

In the hope of being able to reduce the use of drugs at the pub, the County Administrative Board wants to start collaborating with several restaurants and taverns in the county.

– In the preventive work, it is important to make visible what the use and availability of drugs in connection with alcohol serving looks like and what values and knowledge exist in the restaurant environment, says Eva-Linnéa Eriksson, County Administrative Board of Västmanland.

Hear Karin Granlund who works at the pub about how they handle the problem in the clip above.