DETROIT — Betty Ford, the outspoken former first lady whose candid revelations about her battles with breast cancer, prescription drugs and alcohol helped thousands of Americans cope with similar ...

PBS aired the documentary Betty Ford: The Real Deal last night. The first lady — who, in 1973 publicly identified as a feminist — said she turned to booze when losing her identity in housewifery ...

September is Recovery Month- Let's toast an iced tea for one of America's grand dames and true heros. "My makeup wasn't smeared, I wasn't disheveled, I behaved politely, and I never finished off a ...

Major philanthropy job: Co-founder and board chair of the Betty Ford Center, in Rancho Mirage, Calif. Mrs. Ford held the board leadership post at the nonprofit addiction-treatment organization from ...

Betty Ford used her personal experience to normalize seeking professional help for addiction. Chemical dependency was not well understood in the 1970's and 80's. Betty Ford used her personal ...

Discover the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, a renowned addiction treatment facility founded by former first lady Betty Ford.