Includes bibliographical references (p. 98-103) and index.

Introduction -- The U.S. drug war in Afghanistan is reducing opium production / Michael A. Braun -- The U.S. drug war in Afghanistan undermines antiterrorist efforts / Ted Galen Carpenter -- Heroin is an addictive and dangerous drug / National Institute on Drug Abuse -- The addictive powers of heroin are exaggerated / Jacob Sullum -- Media glamorization of heroin influences young people / Micheline Duterte ... [et al.] -- Heroin maintenance programs can reduce harm to addicts and society / David Borden -- Heroin maintenance programs do not reduce harm to addicts and society / Kevin Sabet -- Needle exchange programs slow the spread of AIDS and other diseases / Drug Policy Alliance -- Methadone is nearly as deadly as heroin / Theodore Dalrymple -- Buprenorphine can cure heroin addiction / Dannie Martin -- Ibogaine can cure heroin addiction / Sebastian Horsley -- Organizations to contact.