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The Synanon Fix: Did the Cure Become a Cult?

2024-04-01
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Documentary
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.

Line Producer

Ivan Bess

Producer

Rory Kennedy

Line Producer

Phil Joncas

Editor

Veronica Pinkham

Producer

Mark Bailey

Producer

Keven McAlester

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Status

Ended

Countries

  • United States of America

Companies

  • Moxie Films
  • HBO Documentary Films

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