Amicus House Inc.

This place is great. Hated it at 1st but in hindsight I guess I was supposed to hate it in the beginning. The truth is that I was afraid to make the changes required to get out the of hole I created with my addiction to alcohol and prescription drugs. Amicus isn't a country club, nor is it one of those county funded hell holes. It is a modest place without the frills that I guess we all expect or somehow think we deserve, but once I opened my mind to the fact that I had a problem I learned to stop complaining about the little things that I complained about my whole life and then I was able to listen to the staff and with the help and support of my peers and staff I was able to grasp the program and have been clean and sober ever since. Thank You Lori and Amicus House!

Excellent Treatment Facility at a Fair Price!

Amicus House has been a savior for my family. Unfortunately a majority of my family has struggled with alcoholism at some time or other. Three of us have been Sober since going to Amicus and we are currently planning an intervention for my brother and the plan is to take him to Amicus too because it works.

Lori Johnson is strict, she runs a tight ship, but this is what I needed. No frills or empty promises, just treatment- plain and simple.

The staff at Amicus are not only professional, with certification in drug and alcohol treatment, but the counselors are all successfully recovering alcoholics and/ or addicts, and I strongly believe that without the common connection between a counselor and client, without feeling that this person understood what I was going through, I don’t believe I could have stayed at Amicus and without Amicus I would not be sober today.

I am an Amicus House Miracle



If you have a problem, think you have a problem, have a pending legal issue, and you think a treatment center might help, call Amicus House and give yourself a chance.



The transparency of whom I was and the transparency of who I am now is at times so difficult for me to disseminate. People in recovery often talk of miracles and in the beginning the mere mention of anyone in recovery being a miracle was nothing less than ridiculous. As intelligent as I thought I was it turns out I really had “no idea”. It's not the sort of miracle that one often thinks of when they hear the word, not something mythical or religious. For me it came down to the simple fact that I was once stubbornly against any idea that I had a problem, that my drinking was something that I was unable to control. This was preposterous- not me, no way.

I was a professional with a Master’s Degree and a promising career and in general was extremely arrogant. I made it through 6 years of school, drinking every weekend and most weeknights and never missed a class. I started my first job immediately after graduating at a firm that I had interned at a year prior. I continued to drink whenever I felt like it and never missed a day of work. I, in no way had an issue with drinking…. So I thought. In December of 1999, after a company holiday party I was pulled over and charged with my 2nd DUI. Still- I was just “unlucky”. In any case my lawyer strongly recommended that I enter a treatment facility. His desire was to help with my court case. I had no idea at the time that this would lead to my miracle- a new life- a new outlook- an amazing life!

I originally chose Amicus because I did not want to use my insurance. I was too proud and my ego would not allow me to let my peers know, even though I knew, that I didn’t really have a problem.

I may have been the most difficult & arrogant clients that Amicus has ever seeing. I had something negative to say about everything, every client, every staff member, every group and meeting that we attended. I was there to appease the court so I could move on with my life. This worked, but something else happened as well. My eyes were opened to the fact that the way of life that Amicus introduced me to might actually be for me. This was the beginning of my miracle and the beginning of a life without alcohol.

I met so many different people, from different walks of life in my 2 months at Amicus. It is unconceivable to me that I had so much in common with not only the clients, but also the amazing staff that remained patient with me and allowed me the time to settle down and soak it all in. If not for the staff at Amicus I would have likely ended up killing myself, or worse, someone else while driving drunk.

I remain a constant supporter of Amicus, attending in house meetings on a regular basis, and keeping in touch with my no longer so “new peers” who I met in Amicus and with whom I have a lifelong bond.

If you have a problem, think you have a problem, have a pending legal issue, and you think a treatment center might help, call Amicus House and give yourself a chance.

Best Investment of My Parents Life



My father convinced me to take a chance and dropped me off at Amicus. I was broken and broke and thought it was going to be another waste of his money. Didn't want to let anyone down again and had given up on myself. As usual- he knew better.



Keeping it simple. Amicus helped me change. Been clean since 2009! Yeah!!!

Amicus saved my son's life. Thank Lori and the amazing staff for bringing my son back to reality and for providing him with the foundation to re-start his life. I am forever in debt to this place!