Addiction, Treatment and Recovery
Betty Ford Center provides insight and information on various topics related to addiction, treatment and recovery.
October 4th, 2011 - John Schwarzlose
Today is the 29th Anniversary of the opening of the Betty Ford Center. On October 4, 1982, two women and two men were admitted to the Betty Ford Center, and the adventure of treatment and recovery began. Almost 97,000 patients later, the Center sets the standard...
September 19th, 2011 - Betty Ford Center
The term ‘codependent’ is traditionally used as an adjective to describe the family members and other loved ones of a chemically dependent person; however, studies show that that codependency is often considered an addiction in itself. Psychologist Robert...
Insight on aspects of the disease of addiction from the Betty Ford Center medical staff.
November 8th, 2011 - Betty Ford Center
Amazing Grief: A Healing Guide for Parents of Young Addicts by Rev. Charles F. Harper,...
June 12th, 2011 - Joan Connor Clark
They eat alcohol-infused whipping cream, slurp gelatin shots and starve themselves during the day...
Current activities and events of interest at the Betty Ford Center.
August 9th, 2011 - Thomas McLellan Ph.D.
I was recently asked, “Am I am alcoholic ?” The person asking the question specifically...
May 20th, 2011 - Andrew Rohrer
Somewhere around my sixth year of sobriety, I was in New York City on a business trip. I was...
The Betty Ford Center currently provides seven programs tailored to the needs of alcoholics, addicts and their families.
August 14th, 2011 - Betty Ford Center
Patients treated at Betty Ford Center include those with co-occurring disorders such as chronic...
June 13th, 2011 - Peter Przekop D.O.
In 2010, Betty Ford Center staff teamed up with Peter Przekop, D.O., Ph.D., a Board-certified...
Betty Ford Center staff addresses an array of recovery-related topics.
Features on aspects of alcoholism and addiction.
September 5th, 2011 - Joan Connor Clark
If I stand directly in the center of a ‘mental hula hoop’, everything inside it is my...
August 22nd, 2011 - Betty Ford Center
The Betty Ford Center Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) recently had a true spiritual...
August 8th, 2011 - Andrew Rohrer
I did my Fifth Step with my sponsor sitting on lawn chairs in a park in Santa Monica. I...
June 21st, 2011 - Andrew Rohrer
I thought I was just going to a meeting. In the beginning, I went to meetings mostly on the...
June 20th, 2011 - Betty Ford Center
The term hangover was originally a 19th-century expression that described unfinished...
June 6th, 2011 - Andrew Rohrer
I‘ve heard it said that if drinking and using was the only thing wrong with me, everything...
Help is available. So is hope.
Call our Admissions Counselors and allow our team to discuss options and walk you through the process.
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