It's Part 2 of Kat's deep dive into the Synanon cult, and it gets really WILD really quickly. So, hang on to your hats, folks.

REFERENCES:

1. THE DOC: The Synanon Fix | Official Website for the HBO Original | HBO.com
2. THE PODCAST: The Sunshine Place on Apple Podcasts
3. The Cult of Synanon | SC S04E02 Part I (youtube.com)
4. Former Synanon child's photos: (682) Pinterest
5. Synanon - Wikipedia
6. Home - It's Time for Morning Meeting (synanon.com)
7. The Cult That Spawned the Tough-Love Teen Industry – Mother Jones
8. CABINET / Shaved Heads, Snipped Tubes, Imperial Marines, and Dope Fiends (cabinetmagazine.org)
9. Paris Hilton Testifies Before Congress on ‘Troubled Teen’ Facilities - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
10. Charles Dederich, 83, Synanon Founder, Dies - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
11. Playing the Game: The Origins and Impact of Synanon - BREAKING CODE SILENCE
12. How a Bay Area family rescued the children of Synanon (sfgate.com)
13. Charles Dederich, 83, Synanon Founder, Dies - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
14. The Story of This Drug Rehab-Turned-Violent Cult Is Wild, Wild Country-Caliber Bizarre - LAmag
15. Thoughts on Synanon's History - It's Time for Morning Meeting
16. The True Story Behind HBO's 'The Synanon Fix' Doc | TIME
17. Born in Synanon: The disturbing true story behind cult documentary - Dexerto
18. Synanon: The Rehab-Turned-Cult That Inspired The Troubled Teen Industry (grunge.com)

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