Synanon rehab center turned from helping to brainwashing, docuseries reveals
A California rehabilitation foundation for heroin addicts turned into a “communal living experiment” with cult-like tendencies in the 1950s, according to a new documentary series. Charles Diedrich, a former alcoholic, originally founded an over-the-counter rehab center in Santa Monica that became known as the Synanon Foundation in 1958. By 1978, the center had amassed thousands […]