“The Synanon Fix,” Rory Kennedy’s latest documentary, is a full-on immersion in the 30-plus years that were defined by Synanon’s promising rise and terrible fall. It began in 1958 as a landmark ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. During the 1950s, Detroit, like other urban cities, had startling numbers of residents suffering from drug abuse and the city ...

Though nearly forgotten today, Synanon—the first organization to claim to have a drug-free cure for heroin addiction—had an enormous impact on American culture. At the peak of the drug war of the ...

During the 1950s, Detroit, like other urban cities, had startling numbers of residents suffering from drug abuse and the city became the ideal starting ground for the country's first drug ...