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.)

"Wax Weed"

Thanks to Wilma for sharing this information about wax weed. Experts warn parents of a new form of marijuana that is 10 times more pote...

The End of a Chapter

Dylan is back in Shuman. Dylan was home from placement for 31 days. Apparently that’s all he could take. Maybe he hasn’t changed (...

Mental Health, Addiction, & Free Will

Thank you to Cheryl and Roxie for sending the following links: Cheryl sent the link to this blog , provocatively titled "Phill...

An Open Letter to My Family (from the drug addict)

I am a drug user. I need help. Don’t solve my problems for me. This only makes me lose respect for you. Don’t lecture, moralize...

Molly is the new Femme Fatale

"Would you take a pill when you have no idea what the active ingredient is or what effect it will have on your body? Would you...

Drugs Kill Dreams

Thanks to our PSST parents for keeping us informed about the latest drug dangers. Roxie & Lindy Lou both forwarded this article...

Agreeing & Setting Boundaries with Teenagers

Sometimes the wisdom of PSST just pops into your head. And of course the opposite is also true – sometimes it doesn’t. But when it do...

The Collateral Damage of a Teenager

What adolescence does to adolescents is nowhere near as brutal as what it does to their parents. This is a fascinating article, whe...

A New Beginning

It has been 4 long years for our family, starting when Dylan was 13. Entering into his teenage years, Dylan had become nonfunctio...

Texting and driving so dangerous

Post by Omarra Byrd . Type rest of the post here

No Resolution – Just Change (written by Roxie)

"Happy New Year”, Roxie declares to the parents of PSST! I hope some of you have obtained humorous, as well as understanding in...

Marijuana & the Teenage Brain

Thanks to Mary Canary for sharing this article. A new study suggests that heavy marijuana use in the teenage years could damage brain st...

Don't be a Party to Teenage Drinking!

TEENAGERS LOVE TO PARTY – especially during the holidays. Often alcohol is involved. Some parents think that hosting their teenager’s part...

Twas the Night Before Christmas...

Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The stockings were hun...

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