131: Church Of Synanon

Hello Cult Babes! This week we’re talking all about Synanon, not to be confused with cinnamon. Listen in on how cult leader Charles Dederich took the principles of a 12 Step program and created a rehab from hell. We’ve got shaved heads, rattlesnakes, and a whole lotta bullshit.

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Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synanon
https://gizmodo.com/synanons-sober-utopia-how-a-drug-rehab-program-became-1562665776
http://www.paulmorantz.com/the_synanon_story/the-birth-of-charles-dederich-and-synanon-foundation-inc/
http://www.paulmorantz.com/the_synanon_story/the-true-history-of-synanon-violence-and-how-it-started/
https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/04/us/charles-dederich-83-synanon-founder-dies.html
https://www.thetrevorproject.org
https://charleyproject.org/case/rose-lena-cole
https://www.healthline.com/health/what-is-benzedrine
https://www.ptreyeslight.com/article/doris-gambonini-ranch-woman-who-comforted-synanon-refugees-dies-80
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