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...treat roughly 2,200 drug users, or about 6% of the nation's heroin addicts. The average stay is three years - a quick stint for users who average 15 years of heroin use. Less than 15% relapse into daily use. "In the beginning, without their daily chase for a fix, many of them fall into a sort of void. They get depressed: 'What did I want to do with my life? What relationships have I lost?' But step-by-step they get hold of their old dreams again," Uchtenhagen says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Doctors Are Giving Heroin to Heroin Addicts | 9/28/2009 | See Source »

...launched last October; the ISRO lost contact with it in late August. At the time, critics questioned the program's worth and the need for future missions. But ISRO scientists say they simply underestimated the radiation levels the probe and its communication system would face, problems they will now fix. The water discovery was vindication that they had got a lot right and the hiccup, said chairman Nair last week, was all part of a normal learning curve. The ISRO, Nair told reporters, is "100% satisfied with the mission's objectives." (See the top 50 space moments since Sputnik...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Water on the Moon Buoys India's Space Program | 9/26/2009 | See Source »

...single and the song Bono wishes he could write. “When something’s broke, / I want to put a bit of fixin’ on it,” Vedder sings. The lyrics are reminiscent of Coldplay’s 2005 hit “Fix You,” except that where Chris Martin simpered, Vedder sings with irresistible gusto and belief. “The Fixer” is also the best showcase for the band’s newfound verve; it is propelled by a simple but catchy melody, stadium chant chorus...

Author: By Keshava D. Guha, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Pearl Jam | 9/25/2009 | See Source »

Read "Can Arne Duncan (and $5 Billion) Fix America's Schools...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Recession Fallout: Fewer Women Having Kids | 9/24/2009 | See Source »

Both positions are wrong. There's an intelligent way to engage the culture in every area, including politics. But you can't fix politics or culture unless you fix the church. What we're seeing in society today is a direct consequence of the church failing to be the church...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Q&A: Religious Leader Chuck Colson | 9/24/2009 | See Source »

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