music-assisted treatment

Medication-Assisted Treatment
October 18, 2022

Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) and the Effects of MAT on Addiction

What is MAT? Medication-Assisted Treatment is a recovery tool that combines counseling with FDA-approved medications to treat people with substance use disorder…

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Recovery Unplugged discusses the unique issues women face in addiction and recovery on International Women's Day.
January 30, 2020

Women and Addiction and International Women’s Day

For International Women’s Day, Recovery Unplugged wanted to recognize the unique relationship between women and addiction recovery. Vicki Quintero, our Production Coordinator,…

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Overdose Prevention
December 23, 2019

My Loved One Overdosed, Now What?

Experiencing your loved one suffering an overdose can be terrifying and unexpected. What’s the proper way to respond to the situation? How…

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New Year's Resolutions and Addiction Recovery

New Year’s Resolutions and Addiction Recovery

The promise of the New Year makes optimists out of most of us. We feel empowered by the symbolic new beginning that…

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Recovery Unplugged Treatment Center Starting the New Year Right Setting Goals In Drug Treatement

Setting New Year’s Goals In Drug Treatment

“Progress is the word that charms their ears and stirs their hearts.” – Woodrow Wilson

Why do we make resolutions? It seems like a tall order. However, resolutions always made in good intention because the focus of every resolution is progress. What is progress? People often get into arguments about what constitutes progress. Some say that what others regard as progress is not progress at all. Some people evaluate progress in relation to their notion of an ideal state of the world or themselves. To us progress is making a real effort even if that just means asking for help.

For those suffering from addiction just making a resolution will not due. Resolutions to get clean and sober are made a lot (whether at New Year’s or any other time), the first step is the hardest. We are so proud of anyone who makes the first step of getting help. It is the first step towards a goal or progress towards the goal of being in recovery. Goals play a big part in recovery. Once a person learns their purpose in their quest to defeat drug addiction and/or alcohol abuse. By simply setting goals will not sufficiently motivate a person attempting recovery to give up an addiction. The best way to do this is setting “SMART” goals….

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Mapping the Science of Music and Emotions
November 4, 2019

AI Deconstructs Relationship between Music and Emotions

We all knew this day would come….robots are taking over in the best possible way. Researchers at USC claim that AI (yep…robots)…

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Joseph Gorordo
September 19, 2019

Joseph Gorordo Featured on Recovery – Coast to Coast Podcast

Recovery Unplugged VP of Business Development Joseph Gorordo has certainly been making the rounds as of late. Last month millions saw him…

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Recovery Unplugged Thanks Our Billing Department for All their Hard Work.
September 16, 2019

Making It Happen: Recovery Unplugged Gives a Much-Deserved Nod to Our Billing Department

When we talk about the Recovery Unplugged treatment experience, we generally discuss our doctors, therapists and creative professionals; however, there are multiple…

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addiction unplugged, music and recovery
August 23, 2019

Recovery Unplugged Featured on A&E’s Addiction Unplugged

The stigma against substance abuse and addiction has impacted those struggling with substance use disorder in innumerable ways. Although people in recovery…

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steven tyler shout out
July 12, 2019

Steven Tyler’s Shout-Out to Richie Supa

Legends never die, and it’s in that spirit that Aerosmith, the legendary all-American band from Boston, has maintained a residency and is…

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5 Ways Recovery Unplugged Integrates Music into Addiction Recovery
June 29, 2019

5 Ways Recovery Unplugged Integrates Music into Addiction Recovery

One of the first things clients and their loved ones ask when they research our organization is how we specifically use music…

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May 20, 2019

CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta Explores the Healing Benefits of Music

This Saturday CNN’s Chasing Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta reiterated what Recovery Unplugged has been saying for years: music saves lives, heals…

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Face the Music Foundation Benefit Concert raises awareness and funds to support addiction treatment.
May 17, 2019

Face the Music Foundation Teams Up with Major Recording Artists to Raise Addiction Awareness and Treatment Funds

What do Face the Music Foundation and recording artists Garbage, Richard Patrick and Jam Alker band have in common? Well…probably more than…

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Recovery Unplugged celebrates our nurses during National Nurses Week.
May 10, 2019

Recovery Unplugged Celebrates Our Nurses

The Recovery Unplugged treatment approach is driven by a commitment to providing the highest level of acute medical and behavioral care, a…

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Brain Processing Music
February 6, 2019

Johns Hopkins Study Finds Music Increases Dopamine Release

Ever wonder why you drive down the interstate blasting your favorite song and screaming along at the top of your lungs? Have…

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Thanksgiving message from Recovery Unplugged
November 22, 2018

A Thanksgiving Message from Recovery Unplugged

Recovery Unplugged wants to wish all a safe, happy and sober Thanksgiving, from our family to yours. For those in recovery, Thanksgiving…

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Music Assisted Treatment
September 20, 2018

The Power of Playing Music in Addiction Recovery

Early on, we are often taught the advantages of playing an instrument or singing such as improving math and comprehension skills, but…

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December 7, 2017

Read Our Story: Paul Pellinger Releases New Book on Music-Based Treatment and Recovery Unplugged

Recovery Unplugged Chief Strategy Officer Paul Pellinger has just released an illuminating and engaging book on the power of music-based addiction treatment…

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Recovery Unplugged Treatment Center A Lifelong Healing Resource: Examining the Ways Music Therapy Promotes Positive Mental Health throughout our Lives
April 11, 2017

How Music-Based Therapy Promotes Positive Mental Health

Recovery Unplugged has established its entire treatment philosophy based on the inherent healing properties of music-based therapy. We have seen first-hand how…

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Music Assisted Treatment: 5 Benefits of Music in Addiction Recovery
December 28, 2016

When Classical Goes Clinical: The Best Composers to Listen to While Healing

Let’s face it: not all of us are ready to turn on Rachmaninoff when we come home from work at the end…

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Music Assisted Treatment: 5 Benefits of Music in Addiction Recovery
December 20, 2016

The Impact of Music in Physical and Psychological Wellness

Morrissey once asked: “Does the body rule the mind or does the mind rule the body?” His ultimate conclusion was “I don’t…

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