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Part One: Synanon: The Drug Rehab Program That Built Its Own Army

Behind the Bastards

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Synonon - The Miracle on the Beach

By the mid 60s at the height of its popularity, synonon had turned the art of keeping junkies clean into what it considered to be a science. Chuck Dederick was offering his members an entirely new vision of life. Synonon's greatest innovation was realizing that addicts knew more about addiction than medical specialists. You were expected to report those breaking the rules,. Those who slacked off and failed to tell someone else were taken to task in the game.

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