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

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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Director
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Mark Bailey (written by) | Keven McAlester (written by) | Jeff Swimmer (written by)
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Updated Jan 21, 2024

Release date
Apr 1, 2024 (United States)

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32 cast members
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Charles Dederich Sr.
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Steve Allen
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Lucille Ball
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Bettye Coleman
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Charles Dederich Jr.
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Marvin Hamlisch
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Jack Hurst
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Jesse Jackson
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John F. Kennedy
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Robert F. Kennedy
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Martin Luther King
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Eartha Kitt
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Lee Marvin
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Ricardo Montalban
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Leonard Nimoy
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Joe Pass
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Art Pepper
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Little Esther Phillips
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