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In Is This A Camp Or Jail? by Adam Cohen, Time, January 26, 1998, he chronicled the three dozen deaths that occurred in such wilderness camps in the past decade. Worse, when others, like Dr. Casriel, who formed Daytop, decided to use the Synanon approach modified, they did not understand the effect of age and desire in the Synanon flashes of success and further the danger of its approach as described by Simon and Friedenberg. Synanon just wasnt that big enough to be an influence. Jollett also healed by opening himself up to therapy, music and, eventually, love. There were countless communes and entities much larger that took in people of all races. His motive, which Janzen missed, was the eventual plan to steal all the money. ("There was no soft place to land, there was no one really caring about us," he explains. Margo, you say you are a successful attorney. If one thought about it, does one really need to go to a rehab to stop taking pain pills or a little drinking or smoking marijuana; these were and are issues that the medical profession could not fail in guiding if one wanted to quitreducing, changing or eliminating prescriptions. Barker had been arrested at age 16 for burglary and when he was 18 he was charged with assault and robbery, for which he joined the Army a few days later and then went AWOL. It is also a story of the unconditional love between Your post-talks about the bonds, the relationships and enjoyment people had, particularly in earlier days. And while it may be true that economics was a motivation, economics are part of the motivation for everyone on these issues. Below is a chart made by Maia in Mother Jones: A. Orange on his website lists interesting quotes: Tough Love: Abuse of a type particularly gratifying to the abuser, in that it combines the pleasures of sadism with those of self-righteousness. Members were brainwashed, tortured mentally and barred from leaving the communityescaped members were subject to beatings. I have the book and am reading it. For author Mikel Jollett, the frontman for the indie band The Airborne Toxic Event, his book is a "primal scream.". This piece was limited to legacy and was put together through stats, admissions and results in clones. When they asked me, if an addict enters Synanon, how long will it take? My answer is, If he is lucky, it will take forever.. Many have the support of state agencies, because of the past publicity for Synanon, unaware of what happened in California and assuming therefor these programs worked. You would know that in general I have a higher regard for Synanon people than the public at large. The damage that has been done to many ,many children is unfathomable. I had never been arrested nor done drugs. As I said in the beginning, my views changed at different times, and it was only upon reading of what happened at the clones was my view finally shaped. Sam Gillette is a books Writer/Reporter for People.com and People Magazine. The example story might be that of Joe Musico and Lance Kenton. It's not good.' Survivors of Residential Treatment Centers (RTC) WWASP Fighters. Further, I wrote that the study of cults is studying a microcosm of the greater society. In context, my conversation with Rod Janzen, as he certainly knew of me, and if he was a true journalist, he would have had to interview me to follow all leads. It is with Dederich who created the system, a person who in his own words never cared for one single second about any person who left. A Violent, Deadly Cult With Forced Abortions and Shades of Scientology FOLLOW THE LEADER San Francisco Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers via Getty Images *..*.*. He found that at Odyssey House only 25% of admissions stay more than 30 days, that the rate is down to 9.7% after six months, 5.6% at 1 year, and 2.8% after 18 months; the programs required length of stay to graduate.. Synanon Industries August 23, 2022 2. In 1974 Rachman and Heller had noted that many youths had dropped out of TCs because the methods were geared to curing adult addicts. People had to know its dangers before making choices to support or join. S. B. According to newspaper articles of the day he has publicly disclosed, Ive smoked pot, popped pills, but none of the hard stuff. Hereceived a degree in psychology from a mail-order company in Florida. Also, because of time restraints, I put up the information so it is there and then go back and edit when I have the chance. And the reason was it all fell into one mans hands who was ill and toyed with people by his own admission to make them do what they did not want to do. ! Or a person could just stop. Its first example, naturally, as failure, was Synanon, and like Synanon, its clones became the darlings of the media and politicians in election years. I wrote that cults are just microcosms of greater societies. And when former clients sued Straight for holding them against their will, Straight pressured parents into letting Straight fight for them for the right to force their kids into treatment with the force of a court order. Whether a small town, island or, commune, they have a better chance for a part of the American dream than if on their own in the big city. Here we go!' But is there anything worth giving up freedom of thought? Posted by 6 years ago. Also Santa Monica acted because Synanon did not have a license to treat anyone. He would want to know the reasons that motivated me, if he was in search for the truth. Arbitrarily, I would say that young persons under 16 years of age should be excluded from these programs and that careful evaluation be given admitting persons between 16 and 18 years of age . when the uniqueness of adolescent psychological development is not understood and incorporated into clinical practice. What is known about the early days, was that the older joiners were more likely to stay than the younger, and its initial opening success per Ofshe reflected that then the current age of entry was 34 or older; they were people who had a strong desire to remove themselves from the demanding regime of an addict/criminal life. Synanon was the first therapeutic community devoted to the treatment of the drug addicted according to the Encyclopedia of Drugs and Alcohol, which is edited by the first White House Drug Czar; Dr. Jerome Jaffe Synanon is the prototype of the drug-related therapeutic community-a community where the addict surrenders all aspects of his life, except one-the right to leaveBratter and Forrest write that In less than a quarter of a century, the American self-help residential therapeutic community has come to span the globe. Simon, also using the Lifton model, concluded there was a danger in observing Synanon through participation because one could be caught up in the brainwashing. Today there is argument, but generally it only comes from true believers like Janzen or long time residents who once condemned Synanon, , but now in their old age, as is generally the final stage for victims of brainwashing, per Dr. Lifton, rewrite their memories so each night they are at peace with what they took part in, including, if not outright participating, knowing of the Imperial Marines and all the beatings. Im rich. It did make news. This was written before he joined. ", After reconnecting with his father, Jollett who didn't understand what a "mother" and "father" were while living in Synanon finally had a loving, real-life dad and mom. But that idea was bantered by law enforcement as because of the wire, and the wire logs, knowledge could be proven against all who stayed in support. I delete only the crazies refuse to present any argument, rebuttal facts or evidence that anything stated was not true; but just a statement that anyone who would think that or write such facts belongs in a nut house. But, in the late '70s, the California-based organization became synonymous with violence. you say the logic is faulty, but give no example and state why? Naya Arbiter About six years ago, though, she began thinking it might be a good idea. If you examine the full context, Janzen avoided anything that might lead him to information contrary to the views he wanted to present. Once again, her counselors said that she was faking when she complained. Even when Synanon was given an exemption for cold turkey treatment, Synanon created an illegal clinic and took in persons needing care other than addiction for which it required a license. A small portion decided they had enough, and gave too much credit to Synanon and not enough to their own will power. But that questionwhile interestingis really moot; the fact is that while shelter and support is of assistance, the Synanon system based on hate (as stated by Dederich) and punishment was not only a failure but its achievement in publicity, like a Synanon movie starring Ed OBrien, has led to 50 years of horror to countless victims all over the world and continues to do so. 479 members Join group About this group Anybody who's been touched by The SYNANON Cult as well as anybody who's suffered ANY TTI programs or institutional abuse youre welcome, as well See more Private At one time, the view I had was believing that brainwashing was probably an ideal cure, but at what cost? Please buy the book. However, there is little evidence that harsh behavior-modification techniques can solve these problems. The effects of this type of interaction upon a fragile self-image and upon later impulse control in the world at large have not been determined. Per Dr. Robert J. Lifton, this is what one would expect from any totalitarianism environment after removal. They appreciated the honesty of the work. I find I edit better after I posted and edited this one about 5 times so far. . Its like, its like the story Ive always told you, you know about the warden standing up on the, looking out the window of his office and down in the big yard and saying, Come here, George, watch em theyll all fuck each other pretty soon you know, we, we, we most of the people to come into our house and say I would like to live here and turn out to be very, very real crazy people. I just imagined Charles Dederich rolling over in his grave at that news. Dederich said free choice in the hands of an addict was like a gun in the hands of a baby. Many entrepreneurs, previously excluded from the lucrative drug rehabilitation trade because of lack of a medical degree, have opened their own second, third, and fourth generation synanon-type therapeutic communities. 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