Compton W M, Cottler L B, Decker S H, Mager D, Stringfellow R
Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110.
Am J Public Health. 1992 Apr;82(4):595-6. doi: 10.2105/ajph.82.4.595.
This study sought to determine if and why barriers to the over-the-counter purchase of syringes in the St. Louis metropolitan area might exist, given that no ordinance prohibits such a sale there. Two male research assistants (one African American, one White) approached 33 of the area's pharmacies to buy syringes. In 14 of those pharmacies, either the purchase was refused or the minimum number of syringes that could be bought was so large (at least 100) that the sale was not practical. Racial bias in rates of refusal and implications for prohibiting or restricting legal availability of syringes are discussed.
鉴于圣路易斯都会区没有法令禁止销售注射器，本研究旨在确定该地区非处方购买注射器是否存在障碍以及存在障碍的原因。两名男性研究助理（一名非裔美国人，一名白人）走访了该地区的33家药店购买注射器。在其中14家药店，要么购买被拒，要么可购买的注射器最小数量太多（至少100支），以至于销售不具可行性。文中讨论了拒绝率方面的种族偏见以及禁止或限制合法获取注射器的影响。
