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A source tells X17online exclusively that Lindsay Lohan has checked into the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, California. This will be troubled actress' fifth stay in rehab, and she managed to slip out of her West Hollywood high rise apartment complex and check in earlier this week.

As we previously reported, treatment at the clinic costs $26,000 a month, and since its opening in 1982, the Betty Ford Center has focused on providing effective treatment services for alcoholism and other drug dependencies.

Betty Ford has treated celebs like Elizabeth Taylor, Johnny Cash, Liza Minnelli, Ozzy Osbourne, Tom Arnold, Kelsey Grammer, David Hasselhoff, the late Anna Nicole Smith, Keith Urban, Chevy Chase and Gary Busey among others. Click the gallery below to see Lindsay's home for the next 4 weeks ... she'll be staying at the treatment center until her court date on October 22.

UPDATE:
Michael Lohan has spoken out about the news that Lindsay is at Betty Ford, and this is what he told X17online exclusively:
    "Now that word is out. Look at the "short" list of people who went to Betty Ford. Most if not all relapsed. I went there myself and I will TELL you. Betty Ford is a Country Club. They administer pprescription meds, and even put their patients on prescription meds. Once more, they DON'T have family therapy AT ALL. Conflict resolution and family therapy are a key component in recovery! Her turmoil and the root of her problems are her family. This will not work! Mark my words! It is however, comforting to know Lindsay is in a safe place and away from her enablers. Unfortunately, if BF gives her any prescription drugs, they become another enabler. Back to square one!"