Professional Counseling Quotes
The congressman had been addicted to alcohol, illicit and prescription drugs. Only in the latter part of the 20th century did we learn that addiction was a diseases—a brain disorder.
Ford and his wife had become very sophisticated regarding addiction and denial as a result of her problems with drugs and alcohol. Although there are many who agreed with Ford, Clinton had never discussed it in those terms. Ford had privately told Clinton that if he would seek psychological help for his problem, Ford would be a character witness for him at his impeachment trial.