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Fluorescent blue lights and intravenous drug use in public toilets
This study reports on the findings of an intriguing qualitative study with intravenous drug users (IDUs) in Plymouth.
Apparently, there are now a number of public toilets that have fluorescent blue lights (FBL). The aim is to discourage IDUs from using public places to inject as the blue coloration makes it difficult to find and use veins. (…)
This paper shows that blue lights are only having, at best, a partial effect in deterring IDUs. One common theme running through this paper is that they can increase risky injecting – groin injecting or neck injecting are not affected by the need to see veins and it is harder to detect the difference between venous and arterial blood under FBL.
