Beachside Teen Treatment Center

13 Apr

The Opioid Epidemic and Teens

Teens are the newest victims of the opioid epidemic – and they are dying every day. Since 1999, opioid overdose death rates among American kids and teens have tripled. Young children usually have died from accidental ingestion or from poisoning. But, teens have died from recreational overdoses, using their parents’…
13 Apr

Celebrities and Teen Mental Health

Mental health issues do not discriminate. No matter their age, race, gender or even level of success, people around the world struggle with mental health issues. In recent years, we have read about and heard the unfortunate outcomes of the struggles faced by several celebrities such as Robin Williams and…
13 Apr

Esports and Video Game Addiction

One of the most insidious intruders in teenagers’ lives is video game addiction. Teens can spend hours and even days glued to the television playing video games on their PlayStation or Xbox. Or, they can spend far too much time on their computers playing MMORPGs with their teams. Either way,…