A hero to the addiction treatment field, Betty Ford, passed away last week at the age of 93.
Well known as the First Lady and wife to President Gerald Ford, that role may even be overshadowed by the role that she played in helping America embrace social stigmas, particularly alcoholism and addiction.
“Betty Ford was unafraid of bringing her personal problems to light,” begins a spokesperson for Mountainside
Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center. “Among those personal struggles were alcoholism and prescription drug abuse, complete social taboos during that time. However, her openness with the world showed us that no one is immune from the grips of addiction and that if she, the First Lady of the United States, could admit that she had a problem and get help, anyone could and can. And, indeed they did and have. She changed the way that America and the world look at addicted individuals - she showed us what compassion really means. For that, we celebrate her life and contribution to drug rehabilitation, alcoholism treatment and the importance of alcohol and drug rehabs worldwide.”
If you know or suspect that your loved one has a problem with alcoholism or substance abuse, Mountainside Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center offers professional intervention services to assist you in getting them the help that they need to recover. For the past 13 years, Mountainside has established itself as an innovator within the addiction treatment field, and the treatment modalities Mountainside utilizes are regarded as among the most cutting-edge approaches in helping individuals to get, and to remain, sober.
The compassionate, caring treatment team at Mountainside is comprised of licensed and certified counselors and social workers as well as a Nurse Practitioner and a Registered Nurse, both of whom have specialization and extensive experience in drug addiction and alcohol treatment. For clients who may have psychiatric issues and/or a dual diagnosis, Mountainside provides the services of a Psychiatrist who also has specialization in addictions. As a result of their unique, innovative approaches to addiction treatment over the past 13 years, Mountainside has become the model for the addiction treatment field.
The program, along with its professional addiction treatment team, have earned national recognition and resulted in Mountainside being invited to Washington by the White House to meet with the White House Drug Czar, John P. Walters, for an in-depth meeting on what makes its program so successful. These accolades did not go unnoticed within the addiction treatment field and resulted in the adoption by many throughout the country of a more holistic approach to drug addiction treatment.
If you or someone you love is addicted to drugs or alcohol, or if you have any questions, please contact Mountainside
Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center for a confidential inquiry at 800-762-5433.
