Recovering alcoholic Chuck Dederich opens a storefront drug rehabilitation pr...
The Synanon Fix
Season 1 Episode 1: Here Come the Dopefiends
Recovering alcoholic Chuck Dederich opens a storefront drug rehabilitation program that gains a following through its confrontational talk-therapy approach. As the program attracts non-addicts and celebrity followers, Synanon grows into a social movement that rapidly expands across the country.