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.
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Air Date: 2024-04-01
Recovering alcoholic Chuck Dederich opens a storefront drug rehabilitation program that gains a following through its...
Air Date: 2024-04-08
By the 1970s, Synanon boasts its own farm, a school, and multiple businesses, but Chuck’s utopian vision begins to cr...
Air Date: 2024-04-15
Chuck’s behavior becomes more belligerent and abusive. He forms a military-like boot camp for delinquent children whe...
Air Date: 2024-04-22
In 1977, the Los Angeles Times reports on the nine-day abduction of Frances Winn by Synanon. Lawyer Paul Morantz wins...