From the Associated Press’ Toby Sterling (link courtesy Paul Sommerstein)

A television presenter on a new Dutch talk show plans to take heroin and other illegal drugs on air in a program intended to reach young audiences on topics that touch their lives, producers said Wednesday.

The show, scheduled to premier on late-night television Oct. 10, is called “Spuiten & Slikken,” or the “Shoot Up and Swallow” show.

Even in the liberal Netherlands, where marijuana is sold and used openly, the proposed action by presenter Filemon Wesselink is illegal, and the idea was met with dismay by the governing center-right Christian Democrat party.

“This is dangerous and it sets a bad example,” party spokesman Pieter Heerma said. “We’re going to ask the justice minister for his view on what the law says about this, and his view on the dangers and risks involved.”

Justice Ministry spokesman Ivo Hommes said it was not immediately clear whether Wesselink could be prosecuted. Possession of any amount of heroin is illegal, but in practice police usually do not have resources to chase after people with less than a half a gram of the highly addictive narcotic.

Much the way Dutch TV introduced us to “Big Brother”, perhaps a stateside version of “Shoot Up & Swallow” is in the offing? Bob Sagat, I think we’ve found your next gig.