Free Heroin Makes 7 People Sick

[matcom]

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Ambulances responded multiple times Tuesday to the same West Side neighborhood after at least seven people became ill after taking freebie bags of heroin, Chicago Police said.

Police think the heroin was being offered in the 1400 block of West Hastings.

Victims told authorities that they received free heroin in orange baggies and had taken it before getting sick. At least one victim was found passed out with his fists clenched, police spokesman Pat Camden said.

It's unclear what was wrong with the heroin, although one possibility is it was more pure than what the users were used to.

Offering free drugs is a common tactic that gangs use to lure new customers, he said. But Chicago Police wanted to warn potential drug users to be wary.

"It's the old adage,'' Camden said. "There ain't no free lunch.''

http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-heroin17.html

[anarch]

1. ...

free heroin?

:wtf:

[tk2kewl]

2. 6 heroin OD deaths in NYC this week

apparently some bad shit is on the street

[tridim]

3. End the drug war

and you end the gangs giving out tainted "free" drugs. It's so obvious to everyone who isn't a lying drug warrior.

[AngryAmish]

4. Pay a premium

Get the good heroin. It is worth it.

[ret5hd]

5. maybe not a free lunch...sounds like it might have been a free buffet!

It's unclear what was wrong with the heroin, although one possibility is it was more pure than what the users were used to.

[underpants]

6. (not to revisit THAT flame war but) Boston junkies much more discerning

Runs away