Avins, Mimi,
12 Steps and 22 Years Later. Mimi Avins. - Los Angeles Times, 2005. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 73, Health, 1522-323X; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: 12 Steps and 22 Years Later, March 28, 2005; pp. E1+.
"It is possible that Betty Ford wasn't the only woman to have lived in the White House with a drinking problem. She was certainly the only one to tell the truth about it. Ford's example--admitting she had a problem with alcohol and prescription drugs a year after leaving the White House, then checking into a treatment program--made seeking a remedy for addiction more acceptable, even courageous, especially for women." (LOS ANGELES TIMES) This article profiles the Betty Ford Center, "known as a rehab hideaway for celebrities." The clinic "redefined the treatment of addiction. It replaced the image of pickled lowlifes howling and shivering their way through detox with a more enlightened picture. It pioneered gender-specific treatment and acknowledged and treated addiction as a family problem."
1522-323X;
Ford, Betty
Betty Ford Center
Alcoholics--Rehabilitation
Alcoholism--Treatment
Celebrities
Drug abuse--Treatment
Rehabilitation centers
AC1.S5
050
12 Steps and 22 Years Later. Mimi Avins. - Los Angeles Times, 2005. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 73, Health, 1522-323X; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: 12 Steps and 22 Years Later, March 28, 2005; pp. E1+.
"It is possible that Betty Ford wasn't the only woman to have lived in the White House with a drinking problem. She was certainly the only one to tell the truth about it. Ford's example--admitting she had a problem with alcohol and prescription drugs a year after leaving the White House, then checking into a treatment program--made seeking a remedy for addiction more acceptable, even courageous, especially for women." (LOS ANGELES TIMES) This article profiles the Betty Ford Center, "known as a rehab hideaway for celebrities." The clinic "redefined the treatment of addiction. It replaced the image of pickled lowlifes howling and shivering their way through detox with a more enlightened picture. It pioneered gender-specific treatment and acknowledged and treated addiction as a family problem."
1522-323X;
Ford, Betty
Betty Ford Center
Alcoholics--Rehabilitation
Alcoholism--Treatment
Celebrities
Drug abuse--Treatment
Rehabilitation centers
AC1.S5
050