The document presents a collection of articles about heroin. Article 1 provides general information on heroin identification, drug dependence, effects of abuse, cost, source of supply, and penalties for illegal heroin use. Article 2 gives statistical information on heroin-related deaths in the District of Columbia between 1971 and 1982. Article 3 discusses the controversial methadone treatment for heroin addiction. In article 4, heroin is endorsed as a treatment for cancer pain. Article 5 reports on the dangers of using China White (a synthetic drug that is 80 times more powerful than heroin), and article 6 reports on the use of drugs in combination (speedballing). The final article focuses on drug adulteration as a principal cause of physical injury and deaths associated with heroin use. The document concludes with an annotated bibliography of over 20 related books and articles. (LH)