British Columbia Centre on Substance Use, Vancouver, Canada.
Child, Family, and Population Health Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, USA.
Drug Alcohol Rev. 2022 Feb;41(2):406-409. doi: 10.1111/dar.13373. Epub 2021 Aug 5.
Passive surveillance technology has the potential to increase safety through monitoring spaces where people are at risk of overdose. One key opportunity for the use of passive surveillance technology to prevent overdose fatality is in bathrooms where people may be using drugs. However, uncertainty remains with regards to how to attain informed consent, implications for data storage and privacy and potential negative socio-legal ramifications for people who use drugs. In addition, there are issues regarding responsibility and liability for the devices. Transparency with regards to data privacy and security may also be needed before bathroom users will feel comfortable with such solutions. In this article, we discuss these issues and offer recommendations to provide a foundation for future research and policy development.
被动监测技术有可能通过监测人们处于药物过量风险的空间来提高安全性。被动监测技术预防药物过量致死的一个重要应用机会是在人们可能正在使用毒品的浴室。然而，在如何获得知情同意、数据存储和隐私的影响以及对使用毒品的人的潜在负面社会法律后果方面仍存在不确定性。此外，这些设备的责任和赔偿问题也存在争议。在浴室使用者感到舒适并接受此类解决方案之前，可能还需要对数据隐私和安全问题保持透明。在本文中，我们讨论了这些问题，并提出了建议，为未来的研究和政策制定提供了基础。
