I thought i heard that former first lady betty ford was such a drunk that she used to drink nail polish remover and cold medicine to get drunk/high? is this true - or I'm mixin her up with someone else famous.
2007-01-02 11:25:47 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
shame her hubby died recently.
2007-01-02 11:31:11 · update #1
some of u people need to get a fuc*king life! if she drank rubbing alcohol or nail polish remover -- a fact is a fact. i know she started betty ford clinic but she started it for a reason. obviously. get a clue and a life.
2007-01-02 11:38:30 · update #2
I heard Kitty Dukakis did.
2007-01-02 11:28:12 · answer #1 · answered by Blah 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
While Betty Ford was a drunk, I seriously doubt she drank nail polish remover. At least not much of it or more than once. As others have pointed out, nail polish remover contains acetone, and is harmful or fatal if swallowed. Some drunks, however, have drunk wood alcohol, and have either gone blind or killed themselves in the process. It just a matter of how badly addicted they are, and how much they need a drink, and what they will do to satisfy the craving.
It is true that Betty Ford is the only First Lady to have a detox unit named after her (the Betty Ford Clinic), but we need to remember that her decision to seek treatment was not entirely voluntary. Her family had to stage an intervention, which means that after 30 years of covering, and putting up with her, and enabling her, they finally had enough. By the time they did the intervention, Gerry Ford's political career was over, so it would not harm him.
2016-07-12 07:00:08 · answer #2 · answered by Joseph B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Betty Ford was indeed an alcoholic. She recovered and even opened a clinic for others with the condition. I think that drinking nail polish remover would kill you though. Acetone is toxic. But hey, Betty Ford was cool! She wore mood rings, was pro choice, open about pre marital sex and MJ use. The cons HATED her, but she had a 75% approval rating.
2007-01-02 11:31:05 · answer #3 · answered by of_bright_lights 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Nail Polish remover is hydro carbon compound called Acetone and you cannot survive if you drink that.So some body must have made this story.I am amazed at the foolishness.
2007-01-02 11:47:44 · answer #4 · answered by Dr.O 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who cares. She did a lot of good for a lot of people. Not many people can leave this world with any kind of accomplishments.
I guess you did not know she started the Betty Ford clinic and had the intregrity to admit her problems to the world.
2007-01-02 11:35:46 · answer #5 · answered by Lou 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I dont know, but I have done many stupid things in the past when
intoxicated. Luckily I survived and those around me and am now
unenchanted with alcohol.
2007-01-02 11:40:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you're mistaking her for Kitty Dukakis, wife of former Presidential candidate Michael Dukakis.
2007-01-02 11:29:21 · answer #7 · answered by abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Be kind, she was on pain killers and got hooked on them. She didn't try to hide her problems hoping to help others starting the Betty Ford rehab clinic.
2007-01-02 11:30:47 · answer #8 · answered by Brianne 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
it was not nail polish remover, that would kill someone, she did get sick because she drank rubbing alcohol. that's when they knew she had to go to rehab.
2007-01-02 11:34:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I doubt that is true. The nail polish remover probably would have killed her.
2007-01-02 11:28:24 · answer #10 · answered by Danelle 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋