When the Cure Became a Cult - 'The Synanon Fix' Documentary Trailer

"There were rules on which Synanon was founded, and those were solid, until they weren't." Another cult story. Max has revealed an official trailer for a fascinating documentary series called The Synanon Fix, from acclaimed doc filmmaker Rory Kennedy (of Take Every Wave, Downfall: The Case Against Boeing, The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari). This is the latest in the true crime doc subgenre about cults, which I will dub the "true cult" genre. This 4-episode doc series explores the rise & 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. Obvious that it definitely was one. It recalls the story of a controversial heroin addiction program turned communal living center. Told through first person accounts of former members, this series is about the California rehab center called "Synanon", which grew from a groundbreaking drug rehabilitation program in the 1950s into a communal living experiment that would later be accused of abuse and worse. Of course it was a cult! Another story of a power-hungry maniac. // Continue Reading ›

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