Parent Survival Skills Training (PSST)

Over the years we have collected/shared hard-won information, skills, and techniques a parent needs to help a teenager with a drug problem save his own life. (CLICK ON THE LOGO ABOVE to return to the home-page for this blog.)

The New Normal

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I want my family to be back to normal. I want my daughter to stay in recovery and have a normal life. I hear the same thoughts echoed by o...
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Letter to teen at Abraxas I

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My Dearest Son, Let me start this letter my saying how much I love you. By our visit last week, you are obviously angry with me. But please ...

Myths About Drug Use by Tim McDowell

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Tim McDowell is a Student Assistance Coordinator and Licensed Social Worker at North Hills High School. He has written this brutal eye-open...

Parent Group 5-12-07 Wexford. Role-play"Why can't I smoke cigarettes?"

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On 5-12-07, PSST was attended by seven parents and one younger guest family member. None of the parents wanted to role-play. Every one's...
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Lori- Part II- Parent Baggage

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We parents have collected some baggage along the way, some serious baggage. And as our teenager proceeds into a recovery lifestyle as an adu...
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Eighteen at PSST - The Role-Play: the Moron Manifesto

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Eighteen parents (all time high number) attended our PSST group on 5-5-07. The excellent turn-out created a reunion for several long-time me...

What Does Help Look Like by Josie Morgano Community Relations/Assesor for Pyramid Health Care

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The Alliance Against Highly Addictive Drugs held their last general meeting for the year on May 3 and introduced their theme for next year,...
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Eight things I wish I had learned sooner about having a child with a drug problem.

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This is written by Lori, a long-time member of PSST. I had a little boy once, My bundle of joy. Happy, spirited, affectionate. He is my life...
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Parent Talking Points

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Lloyd talked about Parent Talking Points this week and it started me thinking and reviewing past roll plays for a list. When I got the list...
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Get Serious petition urging elected official to support common-sense, research-based solutions to reduce underage drinking.

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While this cartoon might make you chuckle, it's a sobering fact that this year, more than 5,000 underage youth will die from alcohol-rel...

Top 10 Addiction Myths — and Myth Busters

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(From the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's "Silent Treatment: Addiction in America" project, produced by Public Access Journal...
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Summary of 4-14-07 Alliance Office PSST

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Nine parents attended this meeting at the Alliance Office in the North Hills. Powerlessness was a huge topic. Our role-play can best be enti...
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