Parts of this paper are derived from the book by Lewis Yablonsky, Synanon: The Tunnel Back, (Macmillan 1965 and Penguin 1967).
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At this time, the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is reviewing a proposal for developing a model Synanon city in Tomales Bay, California. This program could serve as a model experiment for helping to resolve the drug problem in the United States.
