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.)

It's Official, Bam Bam is Coming Home - Written by Wilma

It's official, after 8 weeks at Bedrock Manor Bam Bam is coming home on Friday. According to his counselor he has done wonderfully. She ...

PSST Parents (George & Gracie) Stand Firm - written by George

Wow!! This is not easy, nor is it fun, but it is faith driven and brings one to communicate fervently to their God. I am talking about the e...

HOW TO END ENABLING

ENABLING: WHAT'S THAT? Enabling is a behavior practiced by well meaning family members and friends of addicts that achive the exact oppo...

Just for Today - That's Good Enough written by Violet

JUST FOR TODAY ~ By Violet As I return from another placement to visit Sal, I am full of emotion, again. Nothing in my upbringing has prep...

A Mother's Pain - by Joan, a PSST Mom

Wow, how difficult this life of parenting an addict can be sometimes – and how differently the difficulty can arise. Just when you think yo...

Where’s Wendell’s / Wendy’s Stuff?

Where’s Wendell’s / Wendy’s Stuff? DON'T FORGET TO CHECK BACK FOR NEW PLACES POSTED BY PARENTS When our kids were growing up we had...

An N.A. Anecdote - Donated by Ralph

A man in a hot air balloon realized he was lost. He descended a bit more and shouted to a man on the ground, "Excuse me, can you help m...

My Date with the Drug Detection Dog - Wilma, a PSST Mom

My Date with the Drug Detection Dog As I have posted on the blog my (newly) 17 year old son, Bam Bam, is in an adolescent inpatient recovery...

Preparing to Launch Bam-Bam - by Wilma, a PSST Mom

"I have seen the future, and it's very much like the present, only longer" ~ Woody Allen Preparing to Launch... ...5 - 4 - 3 -...

It's the DOPAMINE, stupid!

New York Times - Health "A General in the Drug War" The following is an article I just read in the "Health" section of t...

TWO TIRED TRAVELERS TAKE TIME TO REST UP

CISCO'S SAGA CONTINUES When we left off the other night Sally and I did not know where Cisco was, who he was with or what his plans were...

A Proud Parent Promises to Work Her Own Program

Front of shirt: Click 'read more' to see back. It is necessary for me to start off each and every new day with the following promis...

Two Tiresome Travelers Tell Their Troublesome Tale

Rocco and I are the weary travelers on this treacherous road of recovery. We have been at it now at continuously persistent speed for at le...

The Prodigal Son is Given a Choice - by Joy Y, a PSST Mom

The Prodicgal Son is Given a Choice ~ by Joy Y The Prodigal came in at 9 a.m. after being out all night, not sleeping and got ready to go t...

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