Synanon
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title:
Synanon
text:
Synanon, originally known as Tender Loving Care, was a new religious movement founded in 1958 by Charles E. "Chuck" Dederich Sr. in Santa Monica, California, United States. 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. Described as one of the "most dangerous and violent cults America had ever seen," Synanon disbanded in 1991 af
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encyclopedia
description:
1958 California drug rehab program that devolved into a 1970s cult
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synanon
date created:
2001-09-30T16:54:41Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T01:02:52Z
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