The group ultimately became a cult called the Church of Synanon in the 1970s. (wikipedia.org)
His story opens in an experimental commune in California, which later morphed into the Church of Synanon, one of the country's most infamous and dangerous cults. (bhny.com)
19671
In 1967, Synanon purchased the Club Casa del Mar, a large beachside hotel in Santa Monica, as its headquarters and a dormitory for those undergoing treatment for drug addiction. (wikipedia.org)
Dederich6
Synanon, originally known as Tender Loving Care, is a new religious movement founded in 1958 by Charles E. "Chuck" Dederich Sr. in Santa Monica, California, United States. (wikipedia.org)
Synanon was founded in 1958 by Charles Dederich Sr., a member of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) from Santa Monica, California. (wikipedia.org)
After his small group, called "Tender Loving Care", gained a significant following, Dederich incorporated the organization into the Synanon Foundation in 1958. (wikipedia.org)
Synanon began as a two-year residential program, but Dederich soon concluded that its members could never graduate, because a full recovery was impossible. (wikipedia.org)
The strangest stories about Chavez came in the 1970s, due to Chavez's association with a man named Chuck Dederich, the founder of the infamous organization Synanon. (breitbart.com)
Charles E. "Chuck" Dederich, a well-known member of Alcoholics Anonymous, started Synanon in 1958. (breitbart.com)
Cult2
And Chavez tried to implement the Gestapo-like management principles of the discredited cult Synanon among his United Farm Workers hierarchy. (victorhanson.com)
He dealt with the issue of shaving extras' heads by hiring members of the nearby Synanon cult who'd already cut their hair as part of a healing process. (ultimateclassicrock.com)
Drug rehabilitation2
Originally established as a drug rehabilitation program, Synanon developed into an alternative community centered on group truth-telling sessions that came to be known as the "Synanon Game," a form of attack therapy. (wikipedia.org)
Later on, Synanon acquired a large building that had been the home of the Athens Athletic Club, in Oakland, California, and then transformed it into a residential facility for Synanon's members. (wikipedia.org)
Robert Altman hired members of Synanon to be extras for the gambling scenes in his movie California Split. (wikipedia.org)
It was recorded while Pass was still a patient at the Synanon Drug Center in California. (elusivedisc.com)
Once called "the miracle on the beach," Synanon began in the 1960s as an experimental rehab facility in Santa Monica, California with a radical claim: It could cure heroin addiction. (google.com)
With the threat of methadone clinics closing down, hundreds of drug addicts were hustling up money to buy a one-way plane ticket to this Synanon self-help program in sunny California. (synanon.com)
Synanon had acquired unwanted real estate in both Northern and Southern California. (synanon.com)
Self-Help Nation - located between the epicenters of the long-haired hippie movement throughout California and the black Afro-crowned revolutionaries in Oakland - Synanon held ground in two urban centers. (synanon.com)
Cults2
Described as one of the "most dangerous and violent cults America had ever seen", Synanon disbanded in 1991 after several members were convicted of offenses including financial misdeeds, evidence tampering, terrorism and attempted murder. (wikipedia.org)
The Sunshine Place tells the mind-blowing, true story of Synanon - one of America's most cutting edge social experiments turned into one of its most dangerous and violent cults as it's never been told before: by the people who lived it. (google.com)
Organization1
citation needed] The Synanon organization also developed a business that sold promotional items. (wikipedia.org)
Methadone1
There were billboards located near downtown methadone clinics that announced in bold white print: "Go to Synanon or go to hell. (synanon.com)
Members2
During its first decade, Synanon members entered into a 1-2-year program in three stages aimed at preparing members to reenter greater society. (wikipedia.org)
Two Synanon members answer questions about the group's efforts to end drug addiction. (pacificaradioarchives.org)
Beach1
In 1959, Synanon moved from their small storefront to an abandoned armory on the beach. (wikipedia.org)
Concept1
Programs like Synanon introduced the concept of peer support, while traditional Freudian psychoanalysis gave way to evidence-based therapies. (yourhealthmagazine.net)
Made1
Beginning in the mid-1970s, women in Synanon were required to shave their heads, and married couples were made to break up and take new partners. (wikipedia.org)
Extras1
The film director George Lucas needed a large group of people with shaved heads for the filming of his movie THX 1138 and hired some of his extras from Synanon. (wikipedia.org)
Community3
Entrance into the Synanon community required a strong initial commitment. (wikipedia.org)
Newcomers were first interviewed by Synanon leadership to gain entrance into the community. (wikipedia.org)
As Miriam Powel detailed in her 2014 book, The Crusades of Cesar Chavez , he became less tolerant of dissent and purged many of UFW's leaders by the mid-1970s, a time when he grew enamored with a lifestyle community called Synanon. (ufw.org)
Treatment1
Over the years, the Narcotic Farm experimented with other treatment models, including Synanon . (ireta.org)
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After his small group, called "Tender Loving Care", gained a significant following, Dederich incorporated the organization into the Synanon Foundation in 1958. (wikipedia.org)
19591
In 1959, Synanon moved from their small storefront to an abandoned armory on the beach. (wikipedia.org)
1970s1
Beginning in the mid-1970s, women in Synanon were required to shave their heads, and married couples were made to break up and take new partners. (wikipedia.org)
Dangerous1
Home 1 / Uncategorized 2 / Synanon II - Religion Can Be Dangerous - A Sermon by Rabbi. (hmsi.info)
Small1
His first movie appearance came with a small part in 1962's The Chapman Report, directed by George Cukor, quickly followed by two major film roles - in 1965's Synanon and as the Ringo Kid in the 1966 remake of the classic Western Stagecoach, playing opposite Ann-Margret, Bing Crosby, and Van Heflin. (boldlife.com)
Group5
Originally established as a drug rehabilitation program, Synanon developed into an alternative community centered on group truth-telling sessions that came to be known as the "Synanon Game," a form of attack therapy. (wikipedia.org)
The origins of the name "Synanon" are not entirely clear, with some claiming it to be the result of a group member slurring the words "symposium" and "seminar" and others simply describing it as a portmanteau of "symposium" and "anonymous. (wikipedia.org)
The film director George Lucas needed a large group of people with shaved heads for the filming of his movie THX 1138 and hired some of his extras from Synanon. (wikipedia.org)
Although she held a number of computer-related jobs, she did so in another large, structured group, Synanon. (sdsu.edu)
Sherry, our heroine, becomes integrated into the group, which is becoming more and more like Synanon than anything else. (nowtopians.com)
Drug2
In 1967, Synanon purchased the Club Casa del Mar, a large beachside hotel in Santa Monica, as its headquarters and a dormitory for those undergoing treatment for drug addiction. (wikipedia.org)
Professionals, even those without drug addictions, were invited to join Synanon. (wikipedia.org)
Program1
During its first decade, Synanon members entered into a 1-2-year program in three stages aimed at preparing members to reenter greater society. (wikipedia.org)
School2
Children were reared communally in the Synanon School. (wikipedia.org)