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.)

Personality Disorder as the Underlying Force Driving All Negative Behavors - by Cheryl

Personality Disorders and Drug & Alcohol Abuse I have been reviewing the laundry list of licensed social workers, psychologists ...

September is National Recovery Month - Let's Get Involved

In September we celebrate, National Recovery Month . America celebrates recovery from alcohol and other drugs – testimony that Recovery...

Every Day is Good Day to Start Over

I got this quote in an e-zine that I get from Diana Fletcher, coach. Here is her website: www.dianafletcher.com The first words that cam...

Earthquake hits Pittsburgh: PSST parents NOT affected.

"Honey, I didn't know Tommy had a homepass today!?" PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A moderate earthquake hit Virginia Tuesday afterno...

SUMMARY OF THE AUGUST 13 PSST MEETING IN WEXFORD

"THE PSST ZONE" -- SUMMARY OF THE AUGUST 13 PSST MEETING IN WEXFORD - By Sally & Rocco This week’s PSST Meeting was held ...

The Long Run: Interview with the author.

This inspirational story is also about a man's relationship with his mother. The Daily Show - Matt Long Get More: Daily Show Full...

Tell all of Those People to Go Away and Leave Us Alone.

Allow Me to Introduce Myself I really hate when those people interfere in your family’s private issues. I hate when you go to those ...

WHAT IS THIS DISEASE OF ADDICTION?

THE DISEASE OF ADDICTION I recently attended a recovery meeting where the leader went over the basics of what the Disease Of Addiction...

An Update on Bam Bam ~ By Wilma

WHAT BAM BAM DID THIS SUMMER As you may know my son Bam Bam was released after 60 days on July 1st. He had been placed into an in-pati...

The Devil.......or the Angel ~ By June

PSSTarious! (PSSTarious refers to a certain type of humor found funny to members of PSST) ~ L.W. I am once again trying to listen...

Walking the Tightrope ~ by Brigette

"I'm up on the tight wire, one side's ice and one is fire..." - Leon Russell We got home from the PSST meeting yest...

Indian Poker anyone? (updated Sunday 8:15 AM)

Indian Poker is sometimes called Blind man's bluff. The Disease of Addiction was talking with a newly recovering addict. The Dis...

Long Term Effects of Drugs on the Brain

I came across an explanation of the effects of drugs on the brain that was rather easy to understand. Click here if you wish to hear about...

Solutions verses problems: what do our teenagers need the most?

I wrote this role-play with one family in mind. It turns out that I missed the boat and this role-play might not have played out this way ...

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