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

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,…
13 Apr

Red Flags of Teen Addiction

Parents in society today have to keep up with their teens, especially when looking for the red flags of teen addiction. Teen addiction is becoming far too common among today’s youth. Teens are internet savvy, street smart, and very resourceful. Just twenty years ago, parents were more in tune with…
13 Apr

Is Your Teen A Functioning Addict?

Definition of Addiction: Addiction is a treatable, chronic medical disease involving complex interactions among brain circuits, genetics, the environment, and an individual’s life experiences. People with addiction use substances or engage in behaviors that become compulsive and often continue despite harmful consequences. This definition as provided by the American Society…
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,…