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.)

Adding to your Toolbox

One of our PSST dads shared the following at a recent PSST meeting: Over the years, most men accumulate a lot of tools in their...

Presentations on Addiction Prevention & Treatment - Tuesday, April 29

Power of Intention, Wisdom & Hope You are invited to attend an evening of presentations, specifically designed to educate and sup...

Lives in the Balance

The FDA recently approved a new opioid pain medication called Zohydro ER, which is intended for patients dealing with chronic pain. It is...

Starting Over, One More Time

As a short recap, Dylan was released home in January from a placement (his fifth), soon after his successful graduation from high school....

Finding your own Path

Click here and here to read the story of a father’s struggle to deal with his son’s heroin addiction. Below are two quotes from Dav...

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...

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