The Synanon Fix Season 1 Episode 1

2024
Apr 02
Apr 23
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Did the cure become 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.

Type

series
Premiere Date

Apr 1, 2024
Country
- United States of America
Language
- English
Genre
- Documentary
- Crime
Cast
- Elena Broslovsky
References
- website
- imdb

S01E01 Here Come the Dopefiends

Recovering alcoholic Chuck Dederich opens a storefront drug rehabilitation program that gains a following through its confrontational talk-therapy approach. As the program attracts non-addicts and celebrity followers, Synanon grows into a social movement that rapidly expands across the country.

Title

Here Come the Dopefiends

Season

Episode

Air Date

Apr 1, 2024