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==Betty Ford Center==

==Betty Ford Center==

After Gerald Ford's defeat for reelection in 1976 she became indicted to [[drug]]s and [[alcohol]]. In 1978 she had a family intervention and attended Long Beach Naval Hospital for treatment. She wrote in her 1987 memoir, ''"It made me feel warm. And I loved pills. They took away my tension and my pain".'' In 1982 she co-founded the Betty Ford Center at the Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, [[California]]. She worked to raise funds to help research and design treatments for Americans with in recovery from alcoholism and other drug dependency. In 1991 she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President [[George H. W. Bush]] for providing "selfless, strong, and refreshing leadership on a number of issues." And in 1999 President Ford and Betty Ford were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. She retired as chair of the Betty Ford foundation in 2005, and the job was given to her daughter Susan.

After Gerald Ford's defeat for reelection in 1976 she became addicted to [[drug]]s and [[alcohol]]. In 1978 she had a family intervention and attended Long Beach Naval Hospital for treatment. She wrote in her 1987 memoir, ''"It made me feel warm. And I loved pills. They took away my tension and my pain".'' In 1982 she co-founded the Betty Ford Center at the Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, [[California]]. She worked to raise funds to help research and design treatments for Americans with in recovery from alcoholism and other drug dependency. In 1991 she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President [[George H. W. Bush]] for providing "selfless, strong, and refreshing leadership on a number of issues." And in 1999 President Ford and Betty Ford were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. She retired as chair of the Betty Ford foundation in 2005, and the job was given to her daughter Susan.

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