Betty Ford Foundation Claims Groups Fraudulently Using Name

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August 15, 2018 – Websites associated with Freedom Healthcare of America and Addiction Enders are using deceptive practices and unauthorized trademark material to mislead consumers seeking addiction treatment away from the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, according to a federal lawsuit filed in Minnesota this week. The 30-page complaint accuses the two addiction treatment companies of using their websites, and the phone numbers and trademarked content on those websites, of falsely promoting Hazelden’s treatment centers only to direct consumers to other treatment centers in different states. The lawsuit claims Addiction Campuses and Addiction Enders are using the Betty Ford name in order to deceive people seeking help with addiction and lead them away from Hazelden’s resources. In an emailed statement, a Hazelden spokesperson said that “As a leader in the addiction treatment industry, we sometimes see our name and brand used by others without our permission in ways that we think are illegal and harmful to consumers.”