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.)

Bridging the Communication Gap with your Teen

Thanks to Mary Canary for sharing this article about talking with your teenager. Psychologist and author Dr. James Dobson tells pare...

The Link between Struggle & Codependency

The Butterfly A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared in the cocoon. The man sat and watched the b...

NEWS FLASH!!

There will be a public meeting of the Allegheny County Drug and Alcohol Planning Council on Wednesday, March 12 at 5:00 p.m. at the Alle...

Heroin Use is on the Rise

Thanks to Mary Canary for sharing the link to a Diane Rehm radio show segment titled “What’s Behind The Sharp Rise In Heroin Use In The U...

"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

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