Synanon

Synanon
Synanon [sin′ə nän΄ ]
n.
after a treatment center founded (1958) in Santa Monica, Calif.: supposedly < a patient's slurred pron. of “symposium” & “seminar”〛 [also s-]
1. a method of group psychotherapy for treating narcotic addiction
2. a group of inpatients undergoing such therapy

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