THE OTHER EVENING I was sat in my car on Connaught St waiting for the traffic lights to change from red to green when my daughter asked me why we have to ask staff in that restaurant – she actually named a very well-known burger chain – for a code if we want to use their toilet.
I explained that it was a way of them managing access for customers only to use their toilets and to try and reduce antisocial behaviour. Like injecting drugs.
This conversation got me thinking about the many ways Street-based Injecting – the practice of injecting drugs in public or semi-public places – has an impact on our everyday environment that perhaps people don’t realise.
The following are just some examples of the impact of Street-based Injecting in Dublin City Centre:
Drug Related Litter
I have spent many years photographing the concerning level of drug related litter, on the streets of Dublin City Centre, and posting the images to social media.
It doesn’t take much to find this refuse. Paper wrappers blow along our streets, makeshift crack pipes, needles, syringes and such are found lying in our alleyways, parks and other public nooks and crannies.
Drug-related litter is a potential risk to any passer-by, but is a particular risk to people who inject drugs and refuse workers and it is also damaging to the environment.
Source: Tony Duffin, The Journal, 23rd December 2019
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