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The Synanon Fix: Did the Cure Become a Cult?

The Synanon Fix: Did the Cure Become a Cult?

The Synanon Fix: Did the Cure Become a Cult?

2024 1 Seasons 4 Episodes ⭐ 6.8 Documentary

Explore the rise and fall of the Synanon organization — through the eyes of the members who lived it — from its early days as a groundbreaking drug rehabilitation program to its later descent into what many consider a cult.

Explore the rise and fall of the Synanon organization — through the eyes of the members who lived it — from its early days as a groundbreaking drug rehabilitation program to its later descent into what many consider a cult.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Here Come the Dopefiends

Recovering alcoholic Chuck Dederich opens a storefront drug rehabilitation program that gains a following through its co

EP 2

A War on Convention

By the 1970s, Synanon boasts its own farm, a school, and multiple businesses, but Chuck’s utopian vision begins to cra

EP 3

What in the Hell is Happening?

Chuck’s behavior becomes more belligerent and abusive. He forms a military-like boot camp for delinquent children wher

EP 4

Strap Yourself to the Mast

In 1977, the Los Angeles Times reports on the nine-day abduction of Frances Winn by Synanon. Lawyer Paul Morantz wins a

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