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.)

My name is Ed- Part II: The Plan

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THE PLAN: SIMPLIFICATION LOVE, ACCOUNTABILITY, EXAMPLE (Note-you can find part-one of Ed's post here .) Have you ever been so angry, con...
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Push Mom's Buttons - She is The New Video Game

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There is a new video game in town - her name is Lori. My name is Lori, and I am the mom of a teenage drug addict. He is a typical teenager ...

HELLO! MY NAME IS ED: THE DISEASE OF CO-DEPENDENCY (PART 1 OF 2)

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[Ed has volunteered for a local agency for 20 plus years. He shows up on Family Night to help teenagers and their families figure things out...
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Summary of 4-17-10 Mt Lebanon meeting.

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We had nine parents attend. One parent was new to PSST and several others were attending the Mt. Lebanon meeting for the first time. Kathie,...

The Adolescent Brain

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I was at an training for a day and a half where the Adolescent Brain under the effects of drug abuse was examined. The trainer, Michael Nern...

A Mom's Insight into Missing Memories - Part 4 - The Road to Recovery Can Be Brutal

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PART 4 Following is the next part of a mom’s missing memories. Lori shared her story this in 2008. It touches all families with teenage addi...

PSST IS LOOKING FOR A FEW GOOD MEN

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PSST IS LOOKING FOR A FEW GOOD MEN Because I'm a man, when the car isn't running very well, I will open the hood and stare at the e...

April 10 PSST Meeting in Wexford

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It was a beautiful spring day at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Wexford Saturday. Outside there was a lot of work going on restoring and fi...
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Are we as oppositional as our teenagers seem to be?

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Sometimes I think we adults are pretty oppositional. We can't seem to allow that our teenagers might be right about anything, at least n...
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A Mom's Insight into Missing Memories - Part 3 - I can't remember much...

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PART 3 Here is the next part of a mom’s missing memories. Lori shared this in 2008. Her story touches all families of teenage addicts. Losin...

Max and Mels Terrible Adventure - The Prodigal Son Returns Home

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As everyone told us he would, our son David returned home on Sunday night, after being gone for a total of 10 days. We were relieved but ver...

Home Pass from the Institution (or Ooops- you're a quart low!)

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We've discussed this a lot at PSST meetings and lately this issue has come up a bit for me dealing with parents outside of group. Some o...

A Summary of our April 3rd PSST Meeting

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We had eleven fa mily members in attendance at this meeting. There were so many issues going on for these families that we ended up talking ...
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Emily's Progress - Or Lack of It.

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Here is a small update on Emily written by Emily's mom. Life is unpredictable and tough, just when you think you have got a hang of how ...
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