ALTOONA, Pa. (WJAC) -- Sheetz is testing out blue lighting in one location's restrooms to deter heroin addicts from shooting up in the convenience stores.
The blue lights are designed to prevent people from finding their veins, according to the convenience store's corporate office.
Police in Altoona said they do see overdoses in public restrooms about once or twice a month, but people overdose more often in cars and parking lots.
Like many people in Altoona, Tiffany Reed said she finds herself at Sheetz just about everyday. She said she'd hate to have people using drugs in the restrooms.
"I have little cousins, and if they would walk into a bathroom and see someone shooting up with a needle, I couldn't imagine," Reed said.
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I'm originally from this area. It's hard to tell whether Salisbury or Altoona is worse with drugs and OD's. Sad.
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