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 Link Between Mental Illness and Drug Abuse ~ By Lindy Lou

This article highlights some of the recent research into the link between mental health issues and drug use/abuse. Using brain scans, scien...

Heroin's Siren Song - Part 1 of 2: Addiction Batters a Thriving Family

Heroin's Siren Song - Part 1 of 2: Addiction Batters a Thriving Family One in an occasional series Sunday, July 24, 2011 By Michael A. ...

Heroin's Siren Song - Part 2 of 2: Son Achieves Stability After Years of Addiction

Heroin's Siren Song - Part 2 of 2: Son Achieves Stability After Years of Addiction One in an occasional series Sunday, July 24, 2011 By...

In Sympathy ~ Mary (Hackett) Challburg

We are saddened to announce that Mary (Hackett) Challburg; a long-standing attendee of the PSST meetings has passed away. She gave hope and...

Grounding the Helicopter Parents! ~ Written By Cheryl

Grounding the Helicopter Parents! ~ Written By Cheryl Parents and children are naturally inside of one hula-hoop from beginning to end. ...

Beaver's in the Driver's Seat - written by June

Upon reflection of my recent behavior at home, I have realized something. As a single mom, I have been having an extremely hard time letting...

Two letters to the Court reprinted from our blog archive.

Pen-names have been used instead of real names: Victim Impact Letter - by a PSST Mother Originally Posted by:Sally--Sunday, December 05,...

FYI: Download Brochures Section updated

Click picture to enlarge. It's been a while since our brochures were current. Finally, you can download both of our brochures, PS...

Message of hope

I just got this email today from a mother who attended PSST regularly a few years back. I'm not sure if she ever had a pen name. Let...

Home contract verses Probation Contract

There is confusion about Home Contracts developed by parents separately from Probation Contracts. Is a Home Contract the same as the Conditi...

MED SCHOOLS OFFER ADDICTION SPECIALTIES

In the last news article I shared with those of you who are PSST (enter in the search bar " It's The Dopamine, Stupid " to r...

If Only They Knew ~ Written by Violet

It seems there is an endless supply of people with “good intentions” , who have made it their mission to “fix” me. I do understand I have p...

Bam-Bam is Home and Life is a Roller Coaster Ride - Written by Wilma

Friday marked day 8 since Bam Bam came home from his placement. It has been a roller coaster week. Before we were even in the car he starte...

Lessons in Life – submitted by Wilma

Sometimes we are so busy focusing on the chaos generated by our teenagers that we forget to take care of ourselves. As Lloyd Woodward wrote ...

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