16+
2024
Documentaries
Crime
Here Come the Dopefiends
Season 1, Episode 1
: 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.
About the Series
The Synanon Fix: Did The Cure Become a Cult? (HBO)
Explore the rise and fall of the controversial treatment center – which drew criticism for cult-like behavior.
Episodes
Season 1
1. Here Come the Dopefiends
Former alcoholic Chuck Dederich founds a controversial drug rehab that soon grow...
2. A War on Convention
As Synanon continues to grow, Chuck’s utopian vision begins to crack under his i...
3. What the Hell Is Happening?
After his wife’s passing, Chuck becomes increasingly tyrannical and demands that...
4. Strap Yourself to the Mast
As Chuck and Synanon face serious allegations and scrutiny from the press, many ...
