I was there for 21 days, and my experience was mostly good. But to be honest, I was in such a chemical fog from detoxing from alcohol - I'd been a really heavy long term abuser, and withdrawal from Ativan which they took me off cold Turkey that really my short term memory is so messed up that most of it's a bit of a fog. I also have concurrent disorders that they weren't prepared to treat.

I think in hindsight, I was too sick for their program - I needed long term residential, although I didn't realize it at the time.

I've had much better success with the intensive outpatient program at North York General Hospital. It's 5 half days a week, and uses mainly cognitive behavioural and interpersonal therapy, along with mindfulness. It's a 10 week program and is really good.

I will say that the staff at Homewood were excellent, very caring, and it's a good structured program to help you get through the initial stages of early sobriety.

As for detox, my most serious detoxes have all been medical detoxes in hospitals. I have a history of withdrawal seizures, and my blood pressure and pulse always spike really high.

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