For author Mikel Jollett, the frontman for the indie band The Airborne Toxic Event, his book is a "primal scream.". It was only after the invasion of Iraq and discovery that the administration dangerously burned a spy to get even with for Sen. husband who wrote the administration had no evidence of Iraq weapons of mass destruction when it created a greater attack than 911 itself, that journalist took back their mandate to look for the truth and present that truth the country. All he knew was that if someone stayed they didnt do drugs. Facing seven-figure legal judgments, despite ties with the Bush family and Nancy Reagan, it closed in 1993. In 1993, Dr. DuPont testified that the progenitor of Straight was Synanon and that those places which used Synanons methods are called therapeutic communities and that there are two rules for these therapeutic communities: No Sex and No Violence. Spankings with paddles often drew blood and Phil Williams was beaten to death in the ring. Where you at synanon in 1972-1973? The founder, Charles Dederich, ordered his cult followers to divorce and swap partners, with more than 200 couples complying. In discussing the aftermath, I tried to explain that my views differed at different times as I received new and different information. Naya Arbiter Maybe it's one of the things about human nature, that isolated power corrupts people. Maia wrote: No fewer than 50 programs can trace their treatment philosophy, directly or indirectly, to an anti-drug cult called Synanon. On June 27, 1990, six weeks after the death of Michelle Sutton, 16-year-old Kristin Chase died at the Challenger wilderness camp in Utah of hyperthermia and dehydration after a 5-mile forced march in 105-degree heat. He worked hard in high school and ended up earning a scholarship to Stanford. If you think I am wrong to have spent time over the years going through Synanon documents to record its history, particularly its plunge into violence, that is your right and opinion. Correcting Claire Clarks Recovery Revolution, Book Escape: My Life Long War Against Cults. The experiences with the original population of adult addicts still pervade the thinking and functioning of most T.C.s. First, while our government says that all people are equal the fact is they are not born equal. NIH had even started its own experimental synanon at the federal lockup hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. 9. For us, it was Experience of Contact, thousands of interviews, internal documents, depositions of leaders and a lifelong examination. It was a gift. I'm not doing that. is someone writes a personal attack on me, or anyone else who comments, is deleted. When she finally was rescued by a grandmother, the organization was fortunately wiped out by the resulting civil judgment for damages. Janzen could have had this dissertation, but he was not looking for truth. Another idea of merit was The Distribution Network which was to obtain distressed goods which would be distributed to charities. In 1972 he reported on the case of a 12 year old boy who had been admitted, along with older clients, to a second generation Synanon called The Odyssey House in New York City. When all the litigation finally ended, I had some regret that Synanon had been closed, wondering what it might have evolved into after Dederichs complete removal. I would say probably every decade my views changed, either up or down, but only in small degrees. Now, if it is not very God damn profitable, I would go into another business. It gives an unvarnished accounting of the psychopath Joe Ricci who founded the Elan Corporation. I was not for that idea, because I saw most members as victims. And that number was highly inflated by injection of squares and children born to addicts and squares alike. 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. You know ts great fun, to watch that. But I have certainly seen where the situation is clearly reversed. "Our parents weren't bad people, they didn't choose to turn their children into orphans. (16) In 1985 psychotherapists Thomas Bratter and Gary Forrest echoed the conclusion of Rachman and Heller and added a caution of their own when they wrote that such a treatment [for self-destructive drug abusers] may not be necessary or appropriate for other treatment populations, i.e. That is why the health department took action in 1977. "I became very interested in the idea of buried history, all the ways that we as children were told things that were patently untrue, and that we believed them," says Jollett, whose book will publish on May 26, just after the same-titled album. Straights attorney for that trial was a prominent Washington, DC civil liberties lawyer named Ronald Goldfarb. The truth is Santa Monica was enforcing a valid zoning prohibition. Synanon just gave it a giant shove through its PR machine which unfortunately attracted sociopaths wanting an easy road to riches and unfortunately led many governmental agencies and politicians to back their concepts. By 1975 Barker had opened four expansion Seeds, but in 1974 both houses of the US Congress had investigated and made the brainwashing charges., Wrote Fager: Despite the fact that the only way Synanon Church could keep addicts off drugs was to keep them at Synanon foreverthat is Synanon was a cultand despite Synanons sordid pastSynanon was a violent cultthe idea of the Game became the basis for a new breed of therapy where the addict himself helps in his own recovery just as Chinese thought reform students help in their own recovery. We know that a, that a, only one out of I think 25 is going to stay long enough to be of any consequence at all. Dederich said those who left fell through the open manhole and would post descriptions of their calamities for all to see as a warning if they ever left. What is mysterious about this? The problem is, however, is how to ensure they are taken advantage of. AA, as Synanon did, says one must participate in AA for life and have a religious belief in AA 12 steps. Neither AA, Synanon, or those that followed, were based on any scientific studies. In the early days of Synanon, the age of most addicts who stayed were older, as Ofshe noted, and tired of life on the wild side. Kimberly Stafford, the Vision Quest counselor who was driving the supply vehicle, was convicted of careless driving. Further, while brainwashing might be a form of keeping a person from drugs, leaving all decision making to the masters was a recipe for disaster. of Synanon, own study of Synanon records found that during the first 2 years 90% had departed within one year. I informed him that some of the people he interviewed were in fact the ones who participated most in the violence and that he had been lied to. He had the addicts psychologically tested and found Synanon did not change people internallythat they were still antisocial. is probably the most clear and present danger the presidential office ever faced. I further told him that UCLA records were selective and I alone had Synanons internal documents which tells another story. Information from former members of the cult quickly identified two of Synanons Imperial Marines as suspects in the snake-attack. Synanon is only one chapter. It quotes statements I did not make but Dederich did. **, Guy Endores book, Synanon, noted ex-members very early complained that Dederich had forced out the original Board of Directors and replaced them with hand picked trained seals. . The media pointed to me, but there were far many who had joined and fought to protect me as well as expose Synanon. Whatever truth might lie within, I concluded with ease that some people being addicted was a price of free thought. He wrote that the Synanon experience in playing the game, peers caring for peers without doctors, created a cure for drug addiction. The musician was careful in his portrayal of his mother, whom he feared would come across as a one-dimensional villain. The leader, Chuck Dederich, decided we wouldn't have parents, and then we just didn't.". All the civil rights marches, the anti-Vietnam protests, were uniting people of all races. There are more successes, like the Rolling Stones Rick Jones, that stemmed from bona fide psychotherapy. What was it one in 25 days for 2 years? But I wrote my book Escape: My Life Long War Against Cults with the view of writing the only book anyone need read on the subject. As to the legacy, conclusion was not difficult. The real origins of the Cedu schools remained hidden from the students, their parents and much of the staff until years after their graduation or departure. Because he had lived for so long surrounded by yes people, he had no understanding how others would see his actions and thus was very open in admitting what he did, including that violence could not happen unless he approved it. WebI run the Synanon Survivors Facebook group and wed love to have to as a member!! But, Ms. Szalavitz writes, the shuttered programs simply changed their names and reopened, often with the same staff, in the same stateeven in the same building. He participated in several missions, and arguably would have lived a better life but for his exposure to Synanon. It was like, 'Nothing ever gets to me. I listened to countless game tapes. During these group assaults on individual residents in the hot seat, especially newcomers, any castigation and ridicule appear to come from the whole community of clients. A small portion decided they had enough, and gave too much credit to Synanon and not enough to their own will power. WebSynanon eventually unraveled in a series of assaults and attempted murder. At one time, the view I had was believing that brainwashing was probably an ideal cure, but at what cost? I gave you a ring and was most pleasantly surprised that you answered. In contrast, Jollett's goals as a parent are simple. Your comments is like talking about Nazi tea parties and trains running on time while someone else is talking about the Holocaust. It cant be denied that Charles Dederich in many instances, while playing Skinner, was ahead of the times with positive ideas. ", Jollett continued to struggle with past traumas as a young teen and adult. 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 . it would take a few generations for this to work out. Please buy the book. Paul please post this comment and not the other two thank you sir. first, you say that many agree with what I wrote and others did not, and as you say, these agreements are expected and that some would be vehemently because of the psychological processes of denial. As stated above, as Dederich believed this, his squeezes and toss outslike old timer Bill Crawford was willfully sentencing one to death for CEDs ego and financial gain. By the 60s the Los Angeles school system had schools (not all) already well integrated and taught anti-bigotry. when I was growing up I thought world would be a better place if women were in control. And you quite accurately describe the reason, it was protected. This issue obviously needs further elaboration and research, but there are suggestions that there are age limits below which this form of treatment is contraindicated. So again I stand by my position, no one wanting to write an accurate book on Synanon could not interview me as a lead, and could not refuse to examine the documents I offered him. As a key distinction between comparing Synanon to America, those in Synanon who tried to warn or criticize were shut down and shoved out. . After 30 years of pondering, I came full circle and realized that sociologist Richard Ofshe had analyzed it right from the start. Some children were taken to foreign countries, or islands, although foreign countries have done more to stop them than our government. But I also concluded that Synanon would always be dangerous because of the nature of the Synanon game. Watched the documentary Ethel on HBO and compare the public speaking of the Kennedys to the embarrassing debates that took place in the recent election. Looking back, I think my brother was appropriately angry with the adults.". 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The damage that has been done to many ,many children is unfathomable. as to George Bush, again in my book I said there was no difference between him psychologically and Osama. By clicking Accept All Cookies, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. And with that all being announced on the wire, murder attempts begin. Rocker Mikel Jollett's Memoir on Cult Childhood Is 'Primal Scream' Unfortunately, came the imitators who sold the idea it was rehabilitative and copied it leading to a much greater list of damaged individuals than Synanon could ever achieve. That is not ego. The money was too good; parents panicking at the finding of a joint and willing to pay exorbitant amounts of money to anyone with the sales pitch, never quite understanding the tortures and deaths that awaited. If you look at your post, you will see you bring up matters which were brought up in the entirety of my text and there is little difference. Yes it was a tough nut to crack and in part due to the protection it recieved. In his final letter to his mother, he wrote, They found my weakness and I want to go home.. But generally, as to your comment, my book was not in disagreement. Both are real experiences, but which is more important to learn from. Students quickly found themselves in a new, strange, uncomfortable and often frightening world of intense group relationships and heightened, invasive and violent group therapies. As I said, for years I basically hung out with former members. You might call that egotistical, but I felt I had that knowledge because I had engaged so many. It was far from being just Synanon. Hillary Clinton probably wouldve made a good president, the Alaskan Gov. As for women, I cant purport to be an expert, but having lived through the 60s Revolution and womens rights I do have my observations. A 15-year-old boy died from a staph infection at a Colorado wilderness program. Brill studied 2,100 admissions to Phoenix House and found a 96% drop out rate, and of the 4% who graduated, 25% had become staff there. I comfort him if he hurts his knee or my daughter when she cries, whatever it is. Still, to glorify Synanon, as some do, like Yablonsky, Janzen, is to show a lack of humanity and spit in the face of the vast amount of victims of violence in Synanons own holocaust. A belief system based upon coercive persuasion is expected by all who have studied it to be largely abandoned when the pressures are removed. Whatever value Synanon might have had, I believed then, it had been long-lost. Im not pleased about it, a lot of people got hurt and if your part of the Justice system that should bother you. ), "[Tony] went to rehab at a young age, and I think it scared me," Jollett says. Margo, you say you are a successful attorney. And it was repeated in books by Yablonsky and Endore and unfortunately repeated a decade ago by Janzen. Thats why I wrote the history of Synanon because there is so much to learn. This piece was limited to legacy and was put together through stats, admissions and results in clones. One either plays the game and is rewarded with privilege and favorable discharge, or one splits from the program. no Mr. Vandeman I am not deleting this as it is not as vulgar as the others. Tony, always angry as a child, sank into addiction at an early age and went to rehab. I don't know. Ben had told me you felt I had added more to what you had written and your excellent children study, and when I went back and read it I saw there was ambiguity between when I was quoting you and when I was adding my own additional comment. The article listed more; interesting the largest number of abusive clones were in Arizona, where several juvenile probation officers had became visitor/participators in Synanon and recommended Synanon to officials and courts even though Marin County juvenile probation had stopped all sending of kids to Synanon and returning runaways. Died of dehydration. First touted as a rehabilitation center for addicts when it was founded in 1958, Synanon helped thousands get sober and amassed $30 million or more in assets. It is also a story of the unconditional love between Nov 04, 2017 Daina Fanning rated it really liked it. As I wrote, starting in 1998, off and on for 3 years; then quitting, starting again in 2009, stopping in 2011 to write the book Escape: My Life Long War Against Cults, and picking up in 2012, that question continued as did the question did Synanon leave any positive legacy along with its revelation that its processes dictated its ultimate outcome and was predictable from the start? Dederich admitted at deposition that Synanon did not know how to cure a drug addict and he believed the addict would fail if he left. Those who chose to reject his ideas were removed. For readers, Hollywood Park is a powerful memoir about one man's journey after he escapes a violent cult as a child. "'Ha, ha! "I have nightmares about my son falling down steps, I have nightmares about dropping my daughter. We're going to pillage the town! 14-year-old Anthony Haynes died while attending a five-week boot camp operated by the Americas Buffalo Soldiers Re-enactors Association. This was written before he joined. Synanon was a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center and movement-turned-cult in California that existed from 1958 to 1991. And while in 1978, he noted, Synanon publicity reported 20,000 people had gone through its doors, they were exiting at even a higher speed. By 1971 Dederich would submit that while 10 to 12,000 people had gone through Synanon only about 10% stayed free of drugs for as much as 2 years, which was similar to the statistics everyone else concluded, which were the same at Lexington Hospital when Synanon was founded. 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. In the introduction I asked the question was Charles Dederich just another sociopath who rose to power or was he a Jedi Knight seduced by the Dark Side. 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 Nonprofit Organization. Every time we let somebody into Synanon we assume an enormous liability and this is done consciously. Further, it is foolish to treat all persons in the same manner. Paul Morantz But these ideals were short lived. when the uniqueness of adolescent psychological development is not understood and incorporated into clinical practice. I suppose if they werent why Id have to find another business. But you make many assumptions about me. The Cedu Schools developed into an industry of sister schools, clones and copy-cats, that are now a multi-million dollar, international and unregulated business., *.*.. However, there is little evidence that harsh behavior-modification techniques can solve these problems. I offered the information to Janzen and he didnt want it. Maybe if I had written sooner some would still be alive. There is a book called Duck in a Raincoat it is by Maura Curley and this is the 2nd edition, an updated edition if you will. But he was tapped for his past violent tendencies and unleashed like Russell Crowe in L. Such people probably would be happier in a small environment with given friends, lovers, jobs and a sense of purpose, where most needs are fulfilled. We were indoctrinated quickly thru fear, humiliation,and the constant threat of physical violence. He had beaten me time wise. "Then my dad became extremely interested in my life. . Synanons punitive system of verbal attacks and humiliation was counterproductive and drove out most that entered. standing in line at a supermarketI get it reading the rags past the time. "I can't tell you how many times a day I pick up my kid. But he ruled them out as heretics, not ever once, as did Janzen, do, as Deep Throat suggested to the Watergate investigators: follow the money.. I am very aware of the early philosophies of Synanon. I talked with you briefly about Elan and of its closing. It is also a story of the unconditional love between a Jollett also healed by opening himself up to therapy, music and, eventually, love. It was reported between 6000 and 10,000 people lived in Synanon from 1958 to 1968 but apparently only 65 were ever known to have completed the program and elected to graduate to life outside the community. I welcome anyones story, questions or facts; the only thing I delete is attacking the messenger; attack facts if you can but I am not going to have gaming on here, get the speaker when you cannot challenge the info. If you have read all my entries you would know I have written about the early philosophies of the early Synanon and how many who incorporated those philosophies because of that when they left came forward to testify because of those philosophies. A. Confidential. Ordered by the court out of Synanon, he returned to a life of crime and was murdered. In my book Synanon was only one chapter. I look forward to comments, but those based upon facts, not attacks on the messenger. Relationships at the school between students and staff seemed to have little formal structure or sense of normal boundary and a students life was always under threat of intense and unpredictable disciplining and punishment. Link To The Synanon Survivors Group And Future Photo Library Psychiatrist Dr. Judianne Densen-Gerber visited Dr. Ramirez in Puerto Rico and setup her own synanon-based TC in New York City called Odyssey House. The problem of these programs was it was believed it was justified to use any means, denying human and civil rights and treating people who didnt need treatment; all this done without any proof that behavior modification programs ever worked. Elan made millions and millions of dollars, off of criminal child abuse. Were they all out to get rich at the sadistic treatment of others, or was this end in part of natural consequence of using such a punitive system, as suggested by the Stanford experiment on role playing of prisoners and guards? Free choice is an American ideal, and we sacrifice for it, to preserve it, because as a nation we believe it is our greatest freedom. You think I didnt experience Synanon, but I did. That for about a period of 7 years most of my friends were ex synanon members. We were mentally ill. Chuck Dederich would not only envy the Money Elan made, but the protection they got. The autopsy report stated that he died from a perforated ulcer, but that is only the tip of the iceberg. I remember you saying that you had not heard of Elan, yet you were aware of there being many Synanon spin off treatment centers. In Maias book it is described one woman was not even allowed to leave a teen rehab after she turned 18, the organization threatening her mother to toss out her younger child if the mother took the older one back. Synanon can make its recommendation not to connect, even expel and announce it will not accept the person back; but there is no right to stop contact by never informing the person of attempts being made and giving the person the choice. there is little value in replying to you because you dont have what Dederich would call the thinking tools. You say there are lies But you dont list them. 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. I had gotten your phone number from Ben Parks. Unfortunately as I learned what happened in clones and wilderness programs, people not only did not learn from that history, a book like Janzens can help fuel the continuation of its tragedies. And, as stated, many of those who left were purposely ejected or forced out by Dederich squeezes. Indeed, that same year Dederich, in his The Wrath of God speech accused addicts of stabbing him in the back by failing to negotiate an apartment complex purchase, and threatened to get rid of all of them and replace them with squares. Commonly employed and widely admired in 12-step groups and treatment., The urge to save humanity is almost always only a false-face for the urge to rule it., Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. The sicker he became, the more he was tormented and tortured by the staff. I suspected this would happen, because it is well known that people in cults go from outrageous anger to a final whimsical yearning at the end for a time of spirit and comradeship. Its wonderful. gave a grant to a Florida organization called The Seed, which applied Synanons methods to teenagers, even to those only suspected of trying drugs . But is there anything worth giving up freedom of thought? WebJan 2010 - Present13 years 2 months United States Im a CEDU Survivor who created & runs the Synanon Survivors Group on Facebook. All throughout history when the same mix occurs so do the same results. Thank you again Paul for taking my call back in May of 2011,and for taking an interest in the Elan cult. It still such a bracing business that I like to stay in it. And it will be edited further. And that Susan, is what differentiates us, from other countries where there is no freedom of press. Dederich in the early days would not release statistics claiming that a dope fiend would identify with whatever percentage failed and therefore would not come; finally declaring in 1967 it was such a failure that no one should ever leave. A haunting tale of estrangement, Synanon Kid, is a coming-of-age story of hope, survival, and determination. Per Dr. Robert J. Lifton, this is what one would expect from any totalitarianism environment after removal. We let, we let crazy people into the door and we dont discriminate. It also provides no real therapy and is the same program for everyone. CED had similar protection but blew it when he started ordering attacks and got caught on his tapes. Before moving in, Jollett had always considered his dad a "badass," a "criminal," a "pirate. So lets say you wanted to give the Third Reich some credit, which could be done, what positives can you say about Synanon? 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