| What are the Benefits of Incorporating the | | | | global atmosphere. By planting fast-growing, permanent |
| Environment into Substance Abuse Treatment? | | | | trees the organization and its clients are able to protect |
| Substance abuse and emotional disorder treatment | | | | fragile uplands and assure that families can continue to |
| facilities are continuously changing to try to meet the | | | | live in dignity and in harmony with the natural resources |
| needs of their patients/clients, and in so doing, some | | | | of their lands. Each year, trees remove millions of |
| residential treatment programs have started | | | | pounds of carbon dioxide and pollution from the global |
| incorporating a more well-rounded approach to include | | | | atmosphere, replacing it with life-giving oxygen, while |
| the environment as a means of healing. By | | | | protecting lands and assisting the natural return of past |
| incorporating the environment, such as planting a tree | | | | diversity. |
| for each client enrolled in the program, these | | | | The fourth benefit of incorporating the environment into |
| substance abuse and emotional treatment facilities are | | | | substance abuse treatment facilities is aiding in the |
| able to offer many benefits-to both their clients and | | | | clients' emotional state. It is proven that people who |
| the global atmosphere. The following paragraphs will | | | | are surrounded by beauty and nature feel better |
| highlight some of the benefits of incorporating the | | | | emotionally and mentally, than those who do not |
| environment into substance abuse treatment centers. | | | | experience their natural surroundings. When substance |
| By planting a tree in honor of each client enrolled in the | | | | abuse and emotional disorder treatment programs |
| substance abuse and emotional treatment facility and | | | | plant a tree in honor of each of their clients, a grove of |
| providing the client with information explaining the | | | | trees is visible for the clients to reflect upon; thus, aiding |
| positive impact and hope that the client has brought to | | | | in their emotional state, which may in turn help them |
| communities around the world, the client benefits by | | | | recover faster and feel more motivated to heal |
| gaining a greater understanding as to how they are | | | | themselves. |
| impacting the world around them. | | | | A substance abuse and emotional disorder treatment |
| The second benefit of incorporating the environment | | | | facility that makes every effort to use environmentally |
| into substance abuse treatment facilities is increased | | | | and socially responsible products throughout its |
| self esteem. A majority of clients that have been living | | | | organization, is doing more than just helping the |
| a drug or alcohol lifestyle or have been suffering from | | | | environment. They are able to see a profound healing |
| depression, anxiety, or other emotional disorders, | | | | of the whole person rather than just a temporary |
| typically suffer from significantly low self-esteem. By | | | | cessation of the symptoms for which they entered |
| having a grove of trees planted in the clients' honor, | | | | treatment. Most residential treatment facilities focus on |
| knowing that the planting will continue to expand, the | | | | treating the mind and body of those that are addicted |
| clients are made aware that they have done | | | | to substances or suffer from emotional disorders. |
| something "good", not by only coming into treatment to | | | | However, by incorporating the environment, these |
| improve their life, but by helping the global environment | | | | substance abuse and emotional disorder treatment |
| and many people around the world. In addition to the | | | | programs are able to create an optimum treatment |
| substance abuse and emotional treatment facility's | | | | environment that better heals the whole person. |
| curriculum, the client is able to see how they impact | | | | When substance abuse and emotional disorder |
| the world around them; thus, clients begin the process | | | | treatment facilities focus on incorporating the |
| of re-building their self-esteem that has been lost due | | | | environment, they are doing more than just offering the |
| to their past negative perceptions, thinking, and | | | | standard treatment, and they are able to offer a more |
| behavior. | | | | well-rounded treatment approach that is highly |
| Another benefit of incorporating the environment into | | | | beneficial. |
| substance abuse treatment facilities is protecting the | | | | |