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.)

Reverse Honesty

(Click to go to original) I interviewed a young person in treatment yesterday. This person, lets call her Doris, had failed in a halfw...

Protection - an overlooked parental duty

Where did we find this graphic? At PSST we have discussed how important it is that parents work together, present a unified front, discu...

Letting Go - written by June Cleaver on 10/27/12

Today is an anniversary ....... and my birthday. Today is one year that the "Beav" moved out. And to have an all out pity par...

If I Could Live It Over

IF I COULD LIVE IT OVER Losing our son, Cisco on September 1st devastated us. Even with the tremendous outpouring of love and concern fr...

Letter to My Son - by Brigitte

Letter to My Son Below is the letter than Lloyd asked me to post. I wrote it to my son because I felt he needed clarification o...

Congratulations to Kathie's Award Winning Team!!

Congratulations to Kathie & her team of dedicated professionals!! Their program, Wesley Spectrum’s Drug & Alcohol Initiative, h...

A Friendly Reminder

I just wanted to share with you something new I started to do. Of course, I miss Cisco so much and think of him often. I have many good mem...

I would like to share a positive experience- Written by Mary. - PSST

Here's where graphic came from Originally Posted -- Thursday, April 12, 2007 Everyday I remember to tell my son how proud of hi...

Affirmation

Where did graphic come from? So, your bike is a bit rusty? You think it also needs repaired? The brakes need tweaked and the derailer ne...

There is always Hope . . .

As we are all worrying and praying for Dylan's safety and Jen & Brad's peace and comfort during these very, very difficult d...

Parents of Teen Drug Addicts and Alcoholics Tell Other Parents What NOT To Do

Parents of Teen Drug Addicts and Alcoholics Tell Other Parents What NOT To Do Borrowed from drugrehabtreatment.com By the time t...

Internet Acronyms for Parents

Lloyd passed along the following document of Internet Acronyms that parents should know. These are not the usual LOL or BRB acronyms that...

Marijuana Coming From Youngtown May Be Laced With Heroin

Thanks to Jessica, who sent in the following link. This article from KDKA Pittsburgh warns about the latest drug-related danger in our ...

Addiction and "Logic"

Addiction and "Logic" "A person who tries to understand addiction using intellectual logic will become frustrated and fee...

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