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. Dr. Roger Meyer, a professor of psychiatry at Boston University, and formerly the Acting Chief of the Center for Studies of Narcotics and Drug Abuse at NIMH, was one of the first to question the wisdom of subjecting kids to the brutality of the Synanon Game. 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., *.*.. He noted that the child seemed lost in the rigid hierarchy and confrontation tactics of the program. He wrote: As a clinician I am concerned about the effects of intense, violent verbal interaction upon young teenagers engaged in a sensitive process of identity formation. But before I wrote this, there were many before me who wrote the same thing trying to put an end to the warped Synanon system that as Dederich said was based on hate. Experience indicates that when these counselors use an especially intrusive, aggressive approach, frequently debasing and harshly confronting clients, they may do more harm than good. Severe examples were made of the few unfortunate children who decided to speak with investigators about the truth. Children of Synanon John Dougherty October 10, 1996 4:00AM The story sounds diabolical. It gives an unvarnished accounting of the psychopath Joe Ricci who founded the Elan Corporation. What is mysterious about this? WebSurvivors report physical abuse, exploitation (human trafficking), and several types of psychological torment, including harsh discrimination and LGBTQ+ conversion therapy. And of course, this was what was best in early Synanon, i.e., peers to talk to and help if the craving starts; also support when kicking cold turkey, food and a roof. And in March she went, flying into Georgetown with her family, a few friends, and Jordan In addition, group practice becomes an anti-therapeutic factor with the T.C. And I still do. Thank you again Paul for taking my call back in May of 2011,and for taking an interest in the Elan cult. I look forward to comments, but those based upon facts, not attacks on the messenger. For comparisons please get my book Escape: My Life Long War Against Cults. At least three dozen teens have died in these programs, often because staff see medical complaints as malingering. 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. Largely, the squares were people looking for purpose and to be part of something. Yes it was a tough nut to crack and in part due to the protection it recieved. Nicholaus Contreraz, 16, died at the Arizona Boys Ranch near Oracle, Arizona, March 2, 1998, of cardiac arrest, after instructors continued to harass him and force him to exercise even though he told them he was sick. Finally, even the founder was not cured, returning to marijuana by 1977 and to an alcoholic stupor in 1978 that led to drunken parties throughout Synanon, as Phil Ritters and my murders were plotted, and the supposedly rehabilitated and reformed celebrated at the news of resulting injuries. But he failed to see while controlled and anti-social pathology still existedit awaited release and that many were eager to respond to their old days ways if the message to do good turned to do bad. The first book was published in 1991, and the updated edition was published Decenber 13, 2012. The main reason in stopping in 2000 was a telephone call from Rod Janzen asking to confirm the date I was bit by the Snake. Anybody. Researched by Maia Szalavitz for a book in 2006 and for Mother Jones in 2007 she described the clone horrors and traced them back to Synanon. Or a person could just stop. Aftermaththe Synanon legacy 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. Today, troubled-teen programs use Synanon-like tactics, advertising themselves to parents as solutions for everything from poor study habits to substance misuse. In what ways are we just wrong? Elan generated very large tax revenues for the state of Maine. Kenton, through no fault of his own, was placed in the Synanon school by square musician parents and at age 18 became the youngest member of the Imperial Marines. It is also a story of the unconditional love between I responded to him that the media never knew the extent of the actual violence and as far as violence inside Synanon, how many incidents would you like to know about? Later I sent him a copy of the History of Synanon violence with over 80 incidents and he never responded nor did I hear from him again, nor did he ever apologize to the public for writing a book in which he intentionally avoided the actual evidence. Ms Szalavitz wrote there are hundreds of emotional growth boarding schools, wilderness camps, and tough love anti-drug programs that make up the billion-dollar teen residential treatment industry. The game and all other methods of forced confessions, real or false to conform, are the essence of Liftons brainwashing. He wrote the failure of Yablonsky to see the horror of what he had written raised questions suggesting a lack of humanity in Yablonsky. But it is mans nature to flock together and unfortunately war with each other. Maybe it's the leader's fault. Do you realize that over 80 people were attacked? Margo, you say you are a successful attorney. Eventually Dr. DuPont left government service and became a paid consultant for Straight, which had replaced The Seed after the US Senate likened its methods to North Korean brainwashing. His family claims his pleas for help were ignored. Yet at the same time, the noise Synanon made did wake up people to the idea, not yet existing, that cure was possible. I was being sincere. : troubledteens. But they have settled now, particularly, as stated below, as I slowly learned the results of so many of the Synanon clones, which resulted in so much death and brutality. Whatever value Synanon might have had, I believed then, it had been long-lost. It did make news. I am a Synanon survivor. A popular TV series was based on John Maher, a colorful former Synanite, who formed his own second generation Synanon in San Francisco called The Delancey Street Gang. When he begged to see a doctor, the staff sneered at him and called him a faker and asked him if he were homosexual.. it would take a few generations for this to work out. Stop telling me this didn't happen, because this happened.'" As stated in earlier chapter, one study on encounter groups in 1971 found the Synanon methods of attack therapy was the most likely to create psychological injury, and the experiment led to mental breakdowns and one suicide. 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. Phoenix House is one of the biggest TCs today. Further, I wrote that the study of cults is studying a microcosm of the greater society. "At that age, my response was to become the super kid. 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. 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. 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. 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. Over the years as I wrote c. upon chapter of Synanon history, I have mainly received nothing but great comments from people. Have a merry. I was taken there by my mother. When she finally was rescued by a grandmother, the organization was fortunately wiped out by the resulting civil judgment for damages. It was like, 'Nothing ever gets to me. The autopsy report stated that he died from a perforated ulcer, but that is only the tip of the iceberg. 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, per Wes Fager, who also noted Dr. Jerome Jaffe stated 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 leave. Fager further noted Bratter 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. Those who chose to reject his ideas were removed. In 1974, Congress opened an investigation into such behavior-modification programs, finding that The Seed had used methods similar to the highly refined brainwashing techniques employed by the North Koreans. Founded in 1958, Synanon sold itself as a cure for hardcore heroin addicts who could help each other by breaking new initiates with isolation, humiliation, hard labor, and sleep deprivation. I find I edit better after I posted and edited this one about 5 times so far. 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. when the uniqueness of adolescent psychological development is not understood and incorporated into clinical practice. *..**. Yet by the time Synanon shut down in 1991, its model had already been widely copied. The bad publicity led some supporters, Melvin and Betty Sembler of The Seed to create a copycat organization under a different name Straight Inc.but employed Du Point as a consultant. 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. I comfort him if he hurts his knee or my daughter when she cries, whatever it is. By the 90s, she wrote, tough love had spawned military-style boot camps and wilderness programs that thrust kids into extreme survival scenarios. I'm going to get up at 5:00, I'm going to feed the rabbits, I'm going to make myself breakfast, I'm going to make myself lunch, I'm going to walk to school. In my opinion Elan operated as a continueing criminal enterprise for close to forty years. Synanon is only one chapter. He stated he consciously directed the Synanon population through this method. Maybe if I had written sooner some would still be alive. 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. Its wonderful. Fourteen-year-old Martin Lee Anderson was murdered within 3 hours of his arrival at a Florida boot camp that was run by the local sheriff, Bay County Sheriff Frank McKeithen, on January 6, 2006. ), "[Tony] went to rehab at a young age, and I think it scared me," Jollett says. 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. 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. Pierce (1977) Unlike Janzen, I was not looking for fans from any groups, but to record the knowledge I obtained so it might benefit others, as well as presenting an interesting read. Children say they were punched, kicked and forced to eat dirt for minor infractions such as failing to stand up straight. In 1980, the cult leader received widespread attention when he pleaded no contest to charges of assault and conspiracy to commit murder after he and two other Synanon members attempted to kill Paul Morantz, a lawyer who had successfully sued Synanon, by putting a four-and-a-half foot rattlesnake in his mailbox. Bellis, citing various sources, found that the success rate in the Synanon imitators was no better than that the dismal statistics of Synanon itself. 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. Neither AA, Synanon, or those that followed, were based on any scientific studies. Some children have been placed for nothing more than marijuana smoking, and some because the programs told the parents unless they gave them the younger kid they would expel the older sibling. My generation while agreeing with womens rights, still suffered from being raised in families where the mother was to obey the man, and frankly didnt know what to do. This is especially true when punishment is viewed as a healing process. So I asked him how he could then discount it and he responded because if it existed, he would have to consider it occurring in religions (he is a Christian and lover of utopian communities) and other groups. In the early days of Synanon, the And that was great. ! Jollett and his older brother Tony were taken from their parents his father a recovered addict and former convict, his mother an anti-government activist from Berkeley when they were just 6 months old. Elan was known of using such standards as haircut, pull- up, the game and humiliating signs; but added a boxing ring for resisters to be plummeted by bigger guys until a bloody confession was extracted, regardless of its truth. The musician also remembers the period with his mother and brother in Oregon, where they went to hide. And in end, its Synanons holocaust that is its legacy, particularly since there were so many who predicted it as early as the 60s from nothing more than reading the books written about Synanon. 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. His motive, which Janzen missed, was the eventual plan to steal all the money. 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. "Sometimes I think about this book as this primal scream, this assertion: 'This happened. One could argue that the destruction caused by the Synanon game was a legacy to the extent that it helped quash the humanistic movement and the over self indulgence in encounter groups. As stated in the Skeptics Dictionary, law enforcement officials, politicians and religious leaders helped push those fearing addiction to what it determined was primarily rackets designed to make money with little regard for human well-being (like Elan and CeDu). I offered the information to Janzen and he didnt want it. Synanons most important legacy was to fulfill sociologist Edgar Freidenberg prediction after reading Yablonskys book that the organization was punitive, brainwashed and would ultimately create a dangerous state of mind. . And he told of the case of one TC therapist who forced female clients to perform fellatio on him while he talked on the phone to their probation officers., *..**. And as the classic 1971 Stanford prison experiment demonstrated, creating situations in which the severe treatment of powerless people is rewarded inevitably yields abuse. I further told him that UCLA records were selective and I alone had Synanons internal documents which tells another story. S. B. Also Santa Monica acted because Synanon did not have a license to treat anyone. By the 60s the Los Angeles school system had schools (not all) already well integrated and taught anti-bigotry. If I did not want comments i would not have it set up too comments. The legacy quotes statistics that I did not keep or make, but Synanon did. Margo I agree I looked at every branch. [Chuck] Dederich [Synanons founder], an exile from A.A., is credited with being the genius behind the TC [therapeutic community] movement. Leon Brill acknowledges in The Clinical Treatment of Substance Abusers that the original therapeutic community directed by ex-addicts was Synanon though others, he writes, such as Daytop Village, Odyssey House and Phoenix House in New York City have used psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers and other professionals as part of their staff.. but if I missed something please tell me. Jollett also healed by opening himself up to therapy, music and, eventually, love. you might also want to watch Cal. It just seems monstrous.". Correcting Claire Clarks Recovery Revolution, Book Escape: My Life Long War Against Cults. Rather, the organizations said they worked, so people believed it. Also true, is that my ego places me in my eyes in a higher position than others. Some children were taken to foreign countries, or islands, although foreign countries have done more to stop them than our government. Fager wrote: Dr. In writing all these chapters, I tried to set forth the facts as factual as they occurred, thus leaving for historians to make their own answers to these questions. I did not delete Susans comment, they disappeared and then reappeared; have happy holidays. 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. The study of cults can teach us the problems of nations. Even if the system had worked, the price was too high free will. There is likely truth that allowing contact with past relationships might lure someone to leave or want to get high, but that is the persons choice. It is the freedom of thought and free speech that gave America the chance to go on and recover from its mistakes. The Sunshine Place investigates Synanon through survivors, former members, and more Society & Culture August 10, 2022 Listen to The Sunshine Place In law, lawyers too much use the technique of attacking opposing counsel when they cannot attack the facts. just state that and agree to the group rules!! A 15-year-old boy died from a staph infection at a Colorado wilderness program. You can also see a shorter version of my career on Wikipedia if you do not wish to buy the book. That is just a fact. I gave you a ring and was most pleasantly surprised that you answered. I have it. TTI Survivor - Leviah Rose. Both are real experiences, but which is more important to learn from. Both AA and Synanon provided this insight, but unfortunately each bounded its members with an ideology and demand to never quit the organizations. Synanon did not even keep it from the public. If you want to really learn of how the inner controls were, you can contact me to get his depositions. As to CED I have no clear answer, but certainly his childhood traumas and abandonments were likely to produce pathology. Dr. Casriel in 1963 reported that of 62 people located of 160 entries, 19 were graduates, while 43 remained inside Synanon. I think he recognized, 'Oh, is this one going to become an addict, too? *, As with The Seed, at Straight abuse was omnipresentincluding beatings and kidnapping of adult participants. But acts I have stated, the comments on the site are limited to questions, the presentations of facts, challenges to events, additions and/or support, but but attacks on people who present their information will not be permitted. Simon had come to Synanon because his teacher, Abraham Maslow, the founder of the Humanistic Movement, of which Synanon was using its lingo, was predicting that Synanon would transform psychotherapy. Synanons punitive system of verbal attacks and humiliation was counterproductive and drove out most that entered. Since I alone have the records (UCLA has only what Synanon chose to give it) I felt obligated. But I also concluded that Synanon would always be dangerous because of the nature of the Synanon game. Good luck. But you make many assumptions about me. Both boys had to navigate poverty and abuse, but Jollett's experience was vastly different from his brother's. Its a calculated risk. 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. "I am not bound by the rules," Dederich said, according to a 1978 PEOPLE story. The group ultimately became a cult called the Church of Synanon in the 1970s. Synanon disbanded in 1991 [6] due to members being convicted of criminal activities (including attempted murder) and retroactive loss of its tax-exempt status with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) due to financial misdeeds, destruction of evidence, and terrorism. [7] This intrusive, assertive therapeutic style works well for a few clients but may injure many more. Professor Bellis noted that, A number of clients. The same result was stated by Steve Simon in his Harvard dissertation only in much more elaborate detail. WebSynanon Industries. Where you at synanon in 1972-1973? From Musicos past, one can infer antisocial makeup, but when he came to Synanon he was able to function and had acceptance, something he probably could not otherwise obtain. I think Synanon was one of the most important stories of the 20th-century and leaves us with one of the most documented histories that is worth studying and learning from. Hopefully somedaywe get back the candidates like that; but Im not smart enough to suggest how. Dinosaur Survivors Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Real crazy people. This program was called MATRIX. Ego had nothing to do with that comment. They made people like Bernie Kolb who I loved very much. Need your help! The story of Synanon is how one man took good people and turned them into terrorists. Now theres a little room for you now. you say the logic is faulty, but give no example and state why? "I have nightmares about my son falling down steps, I have nightmares about dropping my daughter. My discussion is on the known today dangers of a hatchery (abandonment syndrome) which Susan Richardson wrote about, the psychological affects of attack therapy which can cause psychological damage, including psychotic breaks (which happened at Synanon) and how everyone finally bought into the enemy at the door who were all prejudiced against them and finally reduced Synanon to a state of mind where propaganda ruled over truth, all the ideals were tossed out and a growing comparison to the Manson family was in place. It was good that Synanon took in minorities, and when Dederich married Betty mixed marriages were not as commonplace as today. Gina Score, 14, at the state-run juvenile prison camp at Plankinton, South Dakota, 1999 was run to death. Tony, always angry as a child, sank into addiction at an early age and went to rehab. It was bizarre, surreal,and violent it was not a school in any stretch of the imagination. The example story might be that of Joe Musico and Lance Kenton. Before moving in, Jollett had always considered his dad a "badass," a "criminal," a "pirate. 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. It is true, we are lied to, propagandized and subject to many attempts to have us all think the same way. Most of what I wrote was a no comment description in detail of Synanons evolution taken from its own records. Elan made millions and millions of dollars, off of criminal child abuse. Ultimately, as stated above, Dederich would testify they never knew how to cure a dope fiend and nobody does. Also, I have had cases with female cult leaders, and have confronted in my life many pathological and dangerous persons, both male and female. How all of this occurred is set forth in the first book So Fair a House by Dr. Casriel. In contrast, Jollett's goals as a parent are simple. But I believe there are important messages in its history I was drivin not to let Janzen alter it. "In the case of my brother, he became the scapegoat. In 1971, the federal government, through he second White House Drug Czar, Robertq L. Dupont, Jr. MD. TimI didnt say I was the only one to fight Synanon. Please buy the book. You would know that in general I have a higher regard for Synanon people than the public at large. It still such a bracing business that I like to stay in it. My disappointment, as stated in my book, is that after all this great work, led by the entertainment field it regressed, with HBO and Showtime saying the best job you could get if you were a woman was to strip or manipulate a millionaire to marry you. As to the legacy, conclusion was not difficult. They must be lies because you cant live with any other thoughts. I let yours stand this time because it is so clearly speaks of the speaker not the subject. 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