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

Behind the Bastards

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The Problem of Alcoholism and Morphine Addiction

In the 1880s, Sigmund Freud turned his genius mind to the problem of alcoholism and morphine addiction. And he eventually came up with a genius solution for treating both of these addictions. You want to guess what it was? Oh, locking people away. What would Freud's approach be? He gave them huge doses of cocaine. For God. The least addictive drug ever. A miracle drug.

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