Melania Trump Absent From Mar-a-Lago New Year’s Eve Party

Plus, how Betty Ford confronted addiction stigma.

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East Wing Magazine

Betty Ford Shared Her Story and Changed Addiction Treatment Forever

Jan. 3, 2024 — On a spring day in 1978, former First Lady Betty Ford shared a story. She told the world she had been struggling with alcohol and opioid medications, and was seeking help for substance use disorder. For any average person at the time, that admission might have turned them into a societal outcast. But for Betty Ford, it saved her life. It restored her family. And it blasted a fissure into what is considered the biggest barrier to drug and alcohol addiction treatment: stigma. Read more

The Palm Beach Post

Trump Hosts New Year's Eve Party at Mar-a-Lago as Melania Cares for 'Very Ill' Mom in Miami

Jan. 2, 2024 — Donald Trump hosted his annual New Year’s Eve party Sunday night at Mar-a-Lago, which was often billed “The Southern White House” when he was president because of the time he frequented the clu…