According to the United States National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 46.8 million Americans ages 12 and older had a substance use disorder in 2022 (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration, 2023). Many music therapists (including some at Central Ohio Music Therapy) work in drug/alcohol rehabilitation facilities or work with people in other settings that have struggled with substance use disorders. How might these music therapists be helping those with substance use disorders? Music can be used for increasing mood, decreasing pain perception, increasing self-confidence, and for a number of other goals, but it also may aid in alleviating psychological symptoms associated with substance use disorders and in…
