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During her time as First Lady, Betty Ford was renowned for her honesty and openness. Mrs. Ford's candor didn't stop once she left the White House. In 1978, she revealed to the world her courageous struggle to recover from an addiction to alcohol and prescription drugs. Resolving to help others deal with the disease of addiction, Mrs. Ford, along with former Ambassador Leonard Firestone, founded the nonprofit Betty Ford Center in 1982, in Rancho Mirage, California. She serves as chairman of the Center's board of directorsFord, Betty is the author of 'Healing and Hope Six Women from the Betty Ford Center Share Their Powerful Journeys of Addiction and Recovery' with ISBN 9780399151385 and ISBN 0399151389.
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