At Friendly House, detox is not a cold, impersonal checkpoint. It’s being welcomed into a home with more than seventy years of history helping women begin again. It’s the moment you walk into a space where people know your name before they know your history—where your first step isn’t judged, it’s honored.
Here, detox is a medical process and it’s an emotional landing pad. It’s the place where your body starts to heal, your mind begins to clear, and your heart starts to trust the idea of a different kind of life.
There is no “standard” detox at Friendly House. Every woman’s body, history, and needs are different. That’s why the process is shaped around you. From the moment you arrive, a care team assesses your health and creates a detox plan that works for your body and your circumstances.
This can include FDA-approved medications to ease withdrawal symptoms, nutritional support to help your body rebuild, and round-the-clock monitoring to keep you safe. But it’s never rushed. The pace is set by your needs, not a stopwatch.
Withdrawal isn’t only physical. When the substances leave your system, emotions often arrive in full force—grief, fear, guilt, anger, even relief. For many women, this is the most overwhelming part of detox.
That’s why, at Friendly House, emotional support begins immediately. You may meet with a therapist or join a small group session even in your earliest days. You’ll have staff members who know that a passing conversation in the hallway can be as important as a formal counseling session. Detox here honors the whole picture; body, mind, and spirit.
Detox can feel isolating if you go through it alone. At Friendly House, you won’t. You’ll wake up in a home filled with women who understand the complexity of recovery because they’ve been there too. Some are further along in their journey; others may have arrived just days before you.
That shared understanding builds something research can’t quite measure: a sense of safety. When another woman catches your eye across the breakfast table and nods, you know she gets it—without either of you saying a word.
Detox is not the end goal, it’s the doorway. It clears the fog so you can begin deeper healing. At Friendly House, that next step might include residential treatment, therapy, community-building, and exploring the parts of yourself that addiction kept hidden.
This is not a process you have to face alone. Here, detox is where you reclaim your body, begin to trust your mind, and take your first solid step into recovery.
If you’re ready—or even if you’re only considering—taking that first step, Friendly House is ready to walk beside you.