LONG LIVE
ROCK AND ROLL.
AND YOU.
There’s nothing like music to open the heart. At Recovery Unplugged, music is the catalyst that has helped us put thousands of people on the path to sobriety and mental health. That’s why music is a part of everything we do.

First and only behavioral
health organization to
fully utilize music in rehab.

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Why Music
While other health professionals integrate music into their treatment, only Recovery Unplugged incorporates music throughout the care entire care process. Here’s what music can do when combined with evidence-based treatment:
Foster trust
Promote emotional catharsis
Inspire positive thinking
Support a sense of wellbeing
Improve social interaction
Aid treatment recall
Alleviate physical and emotional pain
Break barriers and speed the path to recovery
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Steadily gaining popularity since the early 2000’s, music has been clinically proven to aid in the management and alleviation of physical and behavioral health issues. Learn more about about the power of music to promote healing:
University Clinic Regensburg
Multiple data, including one recent comprehensive collaborative international study conducted by University Clinic Regensburg, illustrated music’s ability to help aid in the treatment of depression among all age groups and genders.
Brandeis University
Data from Brandeis University indicates that listening to music prior to experiencing stress positively affected the autonomic nervous system (in terms of a faster recovery), and to a lesser degree the endocrine and psychological stress response.
Norway’s University of Bergen
Research from Norway’s University of Bergen indicates that music therapy as an addition to standard care helps people with schizophrenia to improve their global state, mental state (including negative symptoms) and social functioning.
Oxford University
Journal of Music Therapy is a forum for authoritative articles of current music therapy research and theory, including book reviews and guest editorials. study
Nova South Eastern University Study
Over the course of three years, Recovery Unplugged partnered with Nova Southeastern University to measure a variety of treatment metrics chief among which were long-term (one year of more) rates of continuous sobriety; rates of AMA (against medical advice) exit rates; and client satisfaction. Download the study here.
18,000 Recovery Unplugged Alumni, and Counting
Very often, substance use disorder is linked to an underlying mental health issue like the kind listed above. By helping clients actively and passively integrate music in rehab, Recovery Unplugged fosters trust, positive thinking and emotional release that better enables them to embrace the treatment process. The primary distinction between our musical medicine approach and traditional music therapy is that we use music as a means of helping clients open to evidence-based behavioral rehab models














