Retailers experiment with blue lights to deter drug use

Retailers experiment with blue lights to deter drug use

Retailers experiment with blue lights to deter drug use

By / Finance / Monday, 25 June 2018 06:12

Colored bulbs cast an eerie blue glow in the restroom of a convenience store where people who inject heroin and other drugs have been seeking the relative privacy of the stalls to shoot up.

The blue lights are meant to discourage people from using drugs in store bathrooms by making it more difficult for them to see their veins. It's an idea that's been around for years but is getting a fresh look as a result of the nation's opioid epidemic.

 

Read more at Associated Press.

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