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Rory Kennedy on ‘The Synanon Fix,’ Boeing and Her Brother Bobby’s Presidential Campaign: ‘I Am Very Worried It Will Lead to Trump’s Election’
Rory Kennedy talks about her docuseries 'The Synanon Fix, Boeing and her brother Bobby's potentially catastrophic presidential campaign
Established in 1958 by Charles “Check” Dederich, a former alcoholic, Synanon was the country’s first in-patient rehabilitation center designed for people suffering from dependency issues. After attracting donations from people around the country who wanted to help the rehab facility, Synanon metastasized into a “nonprofit” with more than $30 million in assets including communal properties and farms in California. The series documents Chuck’s dramatic shift from a sober man looking to help other addicts to a destructive drunk who required women to shave their heads, and married couples to break up and take new partners.
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