Lasting Change Alumni

Lasting Change Recovery Solutions For Women is located in Hagerstown, Maryland. It’s a residential and outpatient substance abuse agency that helps women battling chemical dependency issues. They’re a nonprofit agency helping women 18 and over battle their addictions, manage symptoms in early recovery, and get back to a better quality of daily living.

Residential Program for Women

Their residential program lasts around 90 days. It’s tailored to your individual needs, and if a clinician feels it’s necessary your time here might be extended. You’ll be in a group program five days a week for two hours each day. I think it’s helpful that you’re also required to go to a total of seven self help meetings in your community every week. You’ll also have one session per week of individual counseling.

Two-Phased Outpatient Treatment

The outpatient program here is called a step down program. You can be involved in this program anywhere from three to 12 months. What stands out to me is that they have two different phases for this program. Phase I is an intensive outpatient program, and Phase II is a general outpatient program.

You’re required to attend four group sessions per week for one hour each time. You’ll also need to attend seven self help meetings and your individual counseling session every week.