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This story is from April 20, 2016

Saturday Night Live under fire for glorifying heroin in a skit

Emmy Award-winning comedy show "Saturday Night Live" has been criticised for promoting heroin and making light of drug abuse in a sketch called "Heroin AM."
Saturday Night Live under fire for glorifying heroin in a skit
Emmy Award-winning comedy show "Saturday Night Live" has been criticised for promoting heroin and making light of drug abuse in a sketch called "Heroin AM."
The commercial parody starring Kate McKinnon and Julia Louis-Dreyfus shows people how to remain productive while consuming heroin, reported Ace Showbiz.
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Dodge County Sheriff's Office took to Facebook to criticize the show, "The skit, whether intended or not, appeared to promote the use of this deadly drug.

"The lack of sensitivity for the families of those who have lost loved ones to heroin, and those who are fighting the addiction from this deadly drug was shocking. The skit was distasteful, inappropriate, and irresponsible.
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"Another skit in the very same episode attempted to be comedic about a person who was not a pharmacist who came in off the street to a national drug store chain, and began handing out prescription drugs as though that was funny," the Sheriff's Office continued.

They have sent a letter to NBC, asking the TV network "to take action to remedy the situation."
They said, "Law enforcement, human service agencies, and community groups are doing what they can to save lives, and this nationally broadcasted program sent the wrong message to our youth. We must continue our educational efforts to combat these dialogs that are out there. There is nothing funny about heroin addiction (sic).
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