Drug use in business bathrooms: An exploratory study of manager encounters in New York City.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Though public bathroom drug injection has been documented from the perspective of people who inject drugs, no research has explored the experiences of the business managers who oversee their business bathrooms and respond to drug use. These managers, by default, are first-responders in the event of a drug overdose and thus of intrinsic interest during the current epidemic of opioid-related overdoses in the United States. This exploratory study assists in elucidating the experiences that New York City business managers have with people who inject drugs, their paraphernalia, and their overdoses.

Methods

A survey instrument was designed to collect data on manager encounters with drug use occurring in their business bathrooms. Recruitment was guided by convenience and

SUBMITTER: Wolfson-Stofko B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5304450 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature