NOVATO, Calif. – Avery Lane for Women, a women’s addiction treatment provider based in Novato, is drawing attention to the first and often most frightening step of recovery: detox. As the holidays approach, many women who have been drinking or using more than they intended reach a point where cutting back is not working and stopping cold feels impossible. Avery Lane’s women-only detox program is designed to make that first step safe, supervised, and connected to the care that follows.
Withdrawal can be physically and emotionally severe. Depending on the substance, the amount used, and a woman’s overall health, symptoms can include nausea, sweating, tremors, sleep disruption, intense anxiety, mood swings, and strong cravings. Some withdrawal, particularly from alcohol and sedatives, can become medically dangerous without supervision. Attempting to detox alone at home also raises the risk of relapse in the first days, when symptoms are at their worst.
Avery Lane’s medically supervised detox program for women begins with a comprehensive admissions assessment to determine the right level of support. Clinicians then guide each woman through withdrawal using evidence-based methods, including medication when clinically appropriate and psychotherapy, with medical supervision throughout. Detox typically lasts between five and ten days, depending on each client’s needs, in a calm, women-only residential setting where the responsibilities that often fall on women at home can be set aside while healing begins.
The National Institute on Drug Abuse has long held that medically assisted detoxification is only the first stage of addiction treatment and, by itself, does little to change long-term drug use. That principle shapes how Avery Lane approaches detox. Rather than discharging women once withdrawal ends, the program moves them directly into residential substance use treatment for women on the same campus, with the same care team, so that early stability turns into lasting progress instead of a gap where relapse risk is highest.
“Detox is the moment when a woman is most vulnerable and most ready for change at the same time,” said Camille Hildebrand, Chief Executive Officer of Avery Lane for Women. “If that window ends with a discharge and a list of phone numbers, a lot of women end up right back where they started. Keeping detox and treatment together, in one place with one team, is what gives that moment a chance to become recovery.”
Women in the program have access to a supportive community of other women in recovery, structure and a daily schedule that keeps the focus on healing, and clinicians who address the trauma and co-occurring conditions that often sit underneath substance use. After residential treatment, women can continue into Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient care as they return to daily life.
“Many of the women who call this time of year have been holding everything together for everyone else,” Hildebrand said. “The holidays put a spotlight on what is not working. Reaching out for detox is not a failure. It is the most practical thing a woman can do for herself and her family.”
Avery Lane for Women serves women from across Northern California and beyond from its women’s detox center in Novato, CA. The program has received Conquer Addiction’s Gold Excellence in Treatment Award four years in a row. Avery Lane accepts most major commercial insurance plans, and the admissions team provides complimentary insurance verification for women and their families.
About Avery Lane for Women
Avery Lane for Women is a women’s addiction treatment provider based in Novato, California, serving women from across Northern California and beyond. The program offers medical detoxification, residential substance use treatment, Partial Hospitalization Programming, and Intensive Outpatient Programming in a women-only, trauma-informed setting. https://averylanewomensrehab.com/
Media Contact
Name
Avery Lane for Women
Contact name
Camille Hildebrand
Contact phone
(800) 270-2406
Contact address
505 San Marin Dr, Ste 300
City
Novato
State
CA
Zip
94945
Country
USA
Url
https://averylanewomensrehab.com/
