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

Behind the Bastards

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The Tinder Loving Care Club

Charles Dederick rented a rundown storefront in Venice, which at that point was like a shady crime riddled neighborhood. They survived by begging for stale food from catering trucks and taking donations from local prostitutes. The system he developed seems to have helped a lot of addicts. But we are starting to see some troubling aspects in Charles too. It's very punk rock actually. On the wall of the building was a lifesaver. Like, you know, the things on a boat that you throw out that they called the USS Hang Tough.

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