The Betty Ford Center is a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center for adults in Rancho Mirage, California, United States, co-founded by former U.S. First Lady Betty Ford and Leonard Firestone in October, 1982.
Ford's decision to undertake such a project followed on the heels of her own battle with alcohol dependence and opioid analgesic addiction, and after her release from the U.S. Naval Hospital, she pursued the goal of creating a treatment cen...
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The Betty Ford Center is a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center for adults in Rancho Mirage, California, United States, co-founded by former U.S. First Lady Betty Ford and Leonard Firestone in October, 1982.
Ford's decision to undertake such a project followed on the heels of her own battle with alcohol dependence and opioid analgesic addiction, and after her release from the U.S. Naval Hospital, she pursued the goal of creating a treatment center that emphasized the needs of women.
Susan Ford, daughter of Ford and the late President Ford, serves as the center's current chairperson.
The center, affectionately called "Camp Betty" by current and former patients, is located on the campus of the Eisenhower Medical Center. It has gained notoriety as the treatment center used by many celebrities.
The center offers the following levels of care/programs:
On an episode of the TV show ALF, ALF is addicted to eating cotton, which causes psychedelic experiences for him. Kate comments "We can...
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