Beachside Teen Staff, Author at Beachside Teen Treatment Center

13 Apr

Teens, Rehab Helps

Your parents, your friends, your doctor, your therapist – everyone is saying rehab is your next stop. But, you are unsure if that’s what you want or need. Shouldn’t this be your decision? While conventional wisdom says that rehab only works when the patient is ready to work their recovery,…

13 Apr

Is Your Teen Using Dissociative Drugs?

Like many people, the term ‘dissociative’ may not be in your everyday vocabulary. It means “causing disconnection or separation” according to Dictionary.com. Therefore, when we are speaking about drug use and teenagers, dissociative drugs are those that cause feelings of disconnection or separation from the world. In other words, hallucinogens…

12 Jul

Teen Suicide – Noticed Too Late

Suicide is the ultimate way to end suffering, in all honesty despite many saying it is a selfish death, suicide is a tremendously brave thing to do, willingly killing yourself is not easy and bravery is sadly not often associated with the act when perhaps it should be.