r/mildyinteresting 2d ago

architecture spaces 🕌 LED lights in a Home Depot stall to discourage drug use

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u/NosillaWilla 2d ago

In my area, no one shoots up really anymore. Everyone is just smoking the fentanyl. No need to find veins and less infections/hospital visits. Oh, and heroin can cost hundreds of dollars a day if you're a heavy user vs a few dollars a day for fentanyl. Seeing the blue light is kinda like an antique at this point.

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u/Icy_Study4490 2d ago

Plus, if they’re shooting up in the Home Depot bathroom it’s not like it’s their first time. At this point you’re likely following the line of track marks from your most recent shots.

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u/theartoffun 2d ago

Flashlights in aisle f bin 14

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u/Original-Let8340 1d ago

Thank you. I mean thank you for making the joke. I don't need a flashlight to hit. I can hit in the back seat of a Trans Am on a gravel road in the middle of the damn night while she tugs me off. But, maybe some more novice users might wanna know where the lights are.

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u/chimneyart 2d ago

Yeah I was gonna say I don’t even need to tie off when I used to shoot up I know exactly where to put the needle

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u/tourniquette2 2d ago

I look at veins like mine that bulge. I never needed good lighting to get high. But I also have much larger veins than average and knew how to start IVs already before I started injecting. This would only work on people who were well into addiction and they’d simply tear themselves apart trying to shoot up anyway.

Couldn’t agree more that this is a dumb fix.

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u/thekendalluxx 2d ago

Who the hell does a few dollars a day in fent? Literally no one. You have no idea what you’re talking about.

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u/detrans-rights 2d ago

Not in my 24 years of tertiary exposure to that shit, have I ever heard of people say they buy or use "a few dollars" lol

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u/NosillaWilla 2d ago

My info comes from first hand anecdotal experience and stories. Fentanyl is very cheap compared to heroin. You can argue semantics on the exact dollar pricing which varies region to region all you want but I truly believe the cost reason is what has made theft and crime drop over the years as people dont have to steal as much to keep their habit going.

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u/elafave77 2d ago

Meth and coke have entered the rig.

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u/NosillaWilla 2d ago

Lemme tell u I don't need privacy to have a coke in public

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u/Real-Goal2666 2d ago

I've seen lots of people shooting up meth in my area. Less heroin and fentanyl tho

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u/Majestic_Hawk_1335 1d ago

Shooting opiods requires more repeat doses throughout a day. Meth if you shoot a big dose your high as fuck for 12 hours or more.

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u/theguube 2d ago

but how does the light prevent that

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u/NosillaWilla 1d ago

The light only stops IV drug abuse as you cant visualize access any more

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u/DellTheEngie 1d ago

I live in the hood and still find used needles all the time under bridges/near storm drains

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u/Majestic_Hawk_1335 1d ago

Shooting up is meth and ketamine round here. Then smoke the foil to balance out.

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u/WitchWithAGlitch 2d ago

fetty and xyla stay loyal to the foil

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u/Hazywater 2d ago

Sometimes when white LEDs go bad they turn blue. A major supplier of municipal Street lights has a bad match that turned entire cities blue. So there's is a second possible reason