'20/20' Anchor Elizabeth Vargas Back In Rehab

'20/20' Anchor Back In Rehab
FILE - This Oct. 8, 2013 file photo shows ABC News anchor Elizabeth Vargas at the New York Film Festival premiere of "All Is Lost" in New York. Television news viewers proved curious about ABC anchor Elizabeth Vargas' battle with alcoholism, with her return to "20/20" Friday night earning the newsmagazine's biggest audience in four years. The Nielsen company said an estimated 8.3 million people saw Vargas talk about last fallâs stint in rehab, putting the show among the 20 most-viewed of the week. Vargas said it took her years to admit her problem with excessive wine-drinking. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - This Oct. 8, 2013 file photo shows ABC News anchor Elizabeth Vargas at the New York Film Festival premiere of "All Is Lost" in New York. Television news viewers proved curious about ABC anchor Elizabeth Vargas' battle with alcoholism, with her return to "20/20" Friday night earning the newsmagazine's biggest audience in four years. The Nielsen company said an estimated 8.3 million people saw Vargas talk about last fallâs stint in rehab, putting the show among the 20 most-viewed of the week. Vargas said it took her years to admit her problem with excessive wine-drinking. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

ABC anchor Elizabeth Vargas checked herself back into rehab for alcohol dependency while on vacation. In a statement, the "20/20" co-anchor wrote that overcoming the disease is an "incredibly difficult process. I feel I have let myself, my co-workers, and most importantly my family down and for that I am ashamed and sorry."

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