The Synanon Fix: Did The Cure Become a Cult? | Season 1 | Episode 1

Here Come the Dopefiends

TV-MA | 59 MIN

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 expands across the country.

1.Here Come the Dopefiends

Former alcoholic Chuck Dederich founds a controversial drug rehab that soon grows into a popular nationwide social movement.

2.A War on Convention

As Synanon continues to grow, Chuck’s utopian vision begins to crack under his increasingly authoritative demands.

3.What the Hell Is Happening?

After his wife’s passing, Chuck becomes increasingly tyrannical and demands that all married members must find new partners.

4.Strap Yourself to the Mast

As Chuck and Synanon face serious allegations and scrutiny from the press, many adherents struggle to piece together their lives.