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Lee Weiss of New York Explains How Music Therapy Can Benefit in Dealing with Substance Abuse

Lee Weiss of New York strongly believes that one single stimulus can soothe one single stressor, and this tiny change can have a life-saving ripple effect. Lee further explains how the approach to music therapy is wide and varied, and utilizes every component of music in a therapeutic manner. Lee himself has witnessed amazing transformation in patients who take to music therapy and hence, emphasizes on its use.

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Lee Weiss of New York Explains How Music Therapy Can Benefit in Dealing with Substance Abuse

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  1. Lee Weiss of New York Explains How Music Therapy Can Benefit in Dealing with Substance Abuse

  2. Lee Weiss – An Introduction • Lee Weiss is counted among one of the most reputed CASACs in New York who have significantly contributed to the field of substance abuse over the last few years. • He is proud to have helped thousands of people lead better lives in one way or the other. • Notably, he is currently working on finishing up his doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology.

  3. Lee Weiss Explains How Addiction Works • Lee Weiss’s experience in the field of substance abuse has helped him identify the impact addiction has on an individual’s brain. It changes the wiring and structure of the brain, and reprograms the way primary functions in the brain operate. • Lee Weiss explains that all the operations in an addicted brain steer toward the end goal of coping with stressful stimuli by seeking the stimuli of drugs and alcohol. • Lee Weiss, the Chief Executive Officer of Elev8 Centers and Urban Recovery Center further emphasizes that everything from minor to major stressors ends up triggering the same response in these individuals: get intoxicated.

  4. Benefits of Music Therapy • Lee Weiss of New York strongly believes that one single stimulus can soothe one single stressor, and this tiny change can have a life-saving ripple effect. • Lee further explains how the approach to music therapy is wide and varied, and utilizes every component of music in a therapeutic manner. • Lee himself has witnessed amazing transformation in patients who take to music therapy and hence, emphasizes on its use.

  5. Elements of Music Therapy Music therapy usually consists of activities such as- • Opening discussions about life-changing albums, the power of music, and how music changes the world, or impacts people’s lives • Listening to songs, compositions, instrumentals, or other kinds of “sound” • Singing, writing lyrics, or free styling lyrics • Utilizing components of sound and vibration in creative ways

  6. Thank You Lee Weiss Elev8 Center, New York

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