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Time spots a new treatment for heroin addicts: The drug buprenorphine relieves cravings and withdrawal symptoms, but packs only a small high and is not addictive.
Nobody uses dope fiend any more, even referring to addicts who regularly overdose.
(Why else would we hear so many addicts recounting their experiences with the phrase "if only I had known ..."
This sounds pretty optimistic, and Larry Rhodes, a formerly homeless man who does "intake" at the shelter McDonald runs in Harlem, says the program has succeeded partly because it screens out drug addicts and hard cases.
The cover story gives a mixed review to low-carbohydrate diets, the latest weight-loss trend (Atkins, Sugar Busters, and Carb Addicts are the best-known diets).