The Synanon Fix Here Come the Dopefiends (Season 1, Episode 1)
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TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary, Crime

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The Synanon Fix

Here Come the Dopefiends (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary, Crime

Recovering alcoholic Chuck opens a storefront rehabilitation program in 1958, offering addicts a space for emotional catharsis. It grows into a nationwide movement, with thousands claiming it saved their lives.

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30 cast members

Name	Known for
Charles Dederich Sr. Self (archive footage) (as Charles Dederich) Self (archive footage) (as Charles Dederich) See fewer	Get Off My Back (1965)
Steve Allen Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Casino (1995)
Lucille Ball Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	I Love Lucy (1951)
Miriam Bourdette Self Self See fewer	The Synanon Fix (2024)
Phil Bourdette Self Self See fewer	The Synanon Fix (2024)
Elena Broslovsky Self Self See fewer	Born in Synanon (2023)
Betty Coleman Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Ron Cook Self Self See fewer	The Synanon Fix (2024)
Charles Dederich Jr. Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	The Synanon Fix (2024)
Mike Gimbel Self Self See fewer	The Synanon Fix (2024)
Bill Goodson Self Self See fewer	The Synanon Fix (2024)
Jack Hurst Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Terry Hurst Self Self See fewer	The Synanon Fix (2024)
Norm Johnson Self Self See fewer	The Synanon Fix (2024)
Buddy Jones Self Self See fewer	The Synanon Fix (2024)
John F. Kennedy Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Profiles in Courage (1964)
Robert F. Kennedy Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Missiles of October (1974)
Martin Luther King Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Freedom Writers (2007)
Eartha Kitt Self as 'Betty' (archive footage) Self as 'Betty' (archive footage) See fewer	The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
Lena Lindsey Self Self See fewer	The Synanon Fix (2024)
Lee Marvin Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Paint Your Wagon (1969)
Ricardo Montalban Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Jady Dederich Montgomery Self Self See fewer	The Synanon Fix (2024)
Rod Mullen Self Self See fewer	The Synanon Fix (2024)
Leonard Nimoy Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Joe Pass Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Just Cause (1995)
Art Pepper Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Gauntlet (1977)
Little Esther Phillips Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	127 Hours (2010)
Lynn Ritter Self Self See fewer	The Synanon Fix (2024)
Phil Ritter Self Self See fewer	The Synanon Fix (2024)