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.)

More Things I Wish I had Known...

THINGS I WISH I HAD KNOWN - From The Bridge to Hope CLICK HERE TO CONNECT TO "BRIDGE TO HOPE" - A Weekly ...

Are You A "Balloonatic" ? - by Jessica

BALLOONATIC - The overwhelming feeling that addiction issues have filled your home like a Macy's parade balloon. Recently I was asked b...

Nature VS Nurture - by Wilma

Nature vs Nurture? This is an age old question when trying to understand behavior. I think many of us PSST parents struggle with this quest...

Virtual PSST Make-up Meeting

Virtual PSST Make-up Meeting Sorry about the last minute cancellation of the Wexford PSST Meeting due to the snow. We all know that addictio...

If you can still pretend, you can still change.

Click here to see the source of this picture People don't change because they can't imagine themselves changing. It's a wall...

Reflections - by Violet

Reflections: As I read the posts I am brought back to the days of not so long ago filled will despair. I have seen myself in many of the sit...

I Am Thankful - by Violet

I wanted to share in a somewhat light and humorous way some of the things I have become thankful for as only parents of addicts can apprecia...

I Don't Smoke, I Only Vape - by WIlma

Well, here is something I haven't heard of. In checking Bam Bam's text messages he has one from a "friend" asking for mon...

A Parent Asks for Advice on Act 53

TO ACT 53 OR NOT TO ACT 53? We are in a predicament about whether to go through with the Act 53 papers. Or not. It would help a lot if my hu...

Ralph a Proponent of Home Drug Testing

Alice and I have been drug testing Ed and Norton at home for several years. The point of home drug testing is about knowing the information ...

Bromo-dragonfly (B-fly) is the new kid on the block

Take a look at what kids are attracted to when it comes to synthetic drugs. As they say, the devil you know is better than the devil you don...

You're right! Nevertheless comment by Joy Y.

This post from Joy Y originally posted May 11, 2011. Joy Y identifies herself as a Canadian PSST reader. Today at a record breaking PSST ...

What a Week! - submitted by Wilma

WHAT A WEEK !! by Wilma Just a quick update since Sunday – so how can so much happen in just a few days?? We did confirm that Bam was havin...

Teenagers & Control

Mitt Romney recently compared his campaign for the presidency to a teenager, saying “There are things you can do to improve the odds of a te...

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