The Synanon Fix: Did the Cure Become a Cult? - Season 1 Episode 1 Here Come the Dopefiends
7.00/10 by 5 users
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: The Synanon Fix: Did the Cure Become a Cult?
- Year: 2024
- Genre: Documentary
- Country: United States of America
- Studio: HBO
- Director: Mark Bailey, Rory Kennedy
- Cast:
- Crew: Alexandra Korba (Producer), Jeff Swimmer (Co-Producer), Meghan Currier (Music Supervisor), Veronica Pinkham (Editor), Lisa Heller (Executive Producer), Rory Kennedy (Producer)
- Keyword: child abuse, paranoia, group therapy, heroin, utopia, cult, addiction, alcoholism, drug rehabilitation, new age, brainwashing, shaved head, heroin addict, alternative lifestyle, sober, santa monica, california, power abuse, communal living, non-profit organization
- Runtime: 60 minutes
- IMDb: 7.00 / 10 by 5 users
- Popularity: 6.861
- First Air Date: Apr 01, 2024
- Last Air date: Apr 22, 2024
- Season: 1 Season
- Episode: 4 Episode
- Language: English
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