[BurbankKarl]

This is like a bad Cheech and Chong skit

[trubluolyguy]

Chicago police say seven people had to be taken to local hospitals yesterday after drug dealers on the city's West Side began handing out free samples of the latest batch of heroin to hit the street.

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Keep it going. All the free drugs you can carry! Yeah, legalize that crap!

[RichInOC]

More proof that you get what you pay for.

[Alter Kaker]

This seems like a poor business decision on the part of the drug dealers for a number of reasons.

[Astronaut]

Why bother treating them? Let social darwinism play out. The nitwits that OD need to die off in order to take them out of the gene pool. They wont reproduce and pass their defective intelligence on to a new generation. Taxpayers wont have to pay for revolving door medical treatment. Just a small cost for bagging the bodies and dumping them in a landfill. Same with meth users - let them consume all the meth they want until they drop dead. Problem solved. Plus if they're really stoned, they wont be robbing or assaulting decent people in order to get money for their next high.

[CPOSharky]

Someone's vigilante anti-drug program?

[Zeroisanumber]

Bad drugs don't cause an overdose, a miscut causes an overdose. What was handed out was likely too pure of a dose. Much more than a 14% pure shot of Heroin will cause an overdose requiring Narcan to wake up from.

[cripplecreek]

In a few days, local residents said they expect people to flock to that same alley looking for that same batch of heroin, even though police are passing out fliers as warnings.

Lets just hope the dealers hand out enough this time.

[NormsRevenge]

I am assuming 'fell out' means collapsed, poassed out or such.

curious what toxicology tests show. probably just a more pure or not properly cut batch.

[sgtbono2002]

The article fails to mention that the 7 were treated and walked away free as birds to go look for more dope. Unless I miss my guess they were even given cab fare at the emergency rooms.

Why do we jail drunks who pass out on the street and send dopers out free as birds/

[Lancey Howard]

Can you imagine the kind of plague that terrorists could start by handing out samples of "free heroin" that actually contains some highly contagious virus?

[StormEye]

Free smack and coke for addicts! Free meth for addicts!
Why not free booze alcholics?
And free cigarettes for smokers?
And free prostitutes for the "sex addicted?"
And free junk food for the "food addicted?"
And free money the "gambling addicted?"

[manwiththehands]

Democrat voter registration gone awry.

[Chode]

now that's real old school heroin dealing... knock a couple down and have every junky in town at your door step within 24hours.

[CWOJackson]

"...handing out free samples of the latest batch of heroin to hit the street."

Probably the same old ladies who hands out free samples of food at Walmart...struggling to make ends meet on slave labor wages.

[WaterDragon]

Sounds to me like a stunt by a rival drug gang.

[pollyannaish]

Well, I guess you get what you pay for is true no matter what the circumstances.

[Clemenza]

(CBS) CHICAGO - Chicago police say seven people had to be taken to local hospitals yesterday after drug dealers on the city's West Side began handing out free samples of the latest batch of heroin to hit the street.

"Hey Cloudy, hear about that new shipment that's hittin' the streets? I have a hunch that Frog has somethin' to do with it."

[Hardastarboard]

I always used to joke at family gatherings for the holidays - "Hey! Try some of my heroin bread. It's great stuff. Don't worry about how it tastes, just try a bite. First loaf's free."

[Old Professer]

By George, I think the chap's fallen out, what say?