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Father Martin's Ashley, the non-profit alcoholism and drug addiction treatment center co-founded by Father Joseph C. Martin and Mae Abraham, is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Ashley's opened its doors to the first five patients in 1983, and since then, more than 35,000 patients have been treated and services have been provided to thousands of family and community members. Today, Ashley is an 85-bed facility and treats patients from around the world.

Recent medical advances and greater access to care have helped many drug and alcohol abusers reclaim their lives, but the underlying environmental and social causes of addiction remain largely unchanged

By going public with her own story of addiction, Betty Ford opened the door for thousands of others to admit they had a problem

Betty Ford dies: Widow of President Gerald Ford was 93.