Ordinarily, “beating” and “striking” would be the last things you’d suggest to a frustrated teenager, but that’s what is happening inside the Avita Community Partners Clubhouse in Gainesville. Where some may have been prone to lashing out at others in the past, the Avita clubhouse members are being asked to beat, strike and hit drums to help get their point across. “All of the kids who come to us have had some kind of substance abuse issues.