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Benoit Denizet-Lewis

Benoit Denizet-Lewis is a writer with The New York Times Magazine and the author of America Anonymous: Eight Addicts in Search of a Life. His new book, American Voyeur: Dispatches from the Far Reaches of Modern Life, a collection of his writing, is out this week. Visit him at www.benoitdenizetlewis.com.

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Yes, You Can Change People

Most experts say you can’t change the people you love who are addicts, but Brad Lamm’s controversial book says intervention is the key. Benoit Denizet-Lewis knows from experience.

Benoit Denizet-Lewis

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