The Synanon Fix: Did the Cure Become a Cult?

The Synanon Fix: Did the Cure Become a Cult?

2024 · 1 season · 4 eps · ★ 6.8 · Documentary

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Explore the rise and fall of the Synanon organization — through the eyes of the members who lived it — from its early days as a groundbreaking drug rehabilitation program to its later descent into what many consider a cult.

Created by Mark Bailey, Rory Kennedy

Network: HBO

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