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.)

Well-Deserved Recognition!

The PA Juvenile Court Judges’ Commission recognized the Allegheny County Drug & Alcohol Unit with an award for the county's court-o...

A bakers-dozen to keep in mind before taking your teenager on a home pass

How to Search a Teen's Room (originally published Thursday, March 24, 2011) A bakers-dozen to keep in mind before taking your teen...

Don't beat yourself up

This came up at group last Saturday. I just want to post this link. In general, this approach works well with complainers because, when ...

The Dangers of Sizzurp

Doctors are warning of a cough syrup concoction called "sizzurp" that young people are abusing to get high. The addictive mix i...

Finding Hope ~ written by Jim

Despite life’s everyday trials and tribulations, Cheryl and I (Jim) have so much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving and Christmas seaso...

Holiday Celebration - Dec 6, 2014

The PSST 11 th Anniversary / Holiday Celebration will be held on Dec 6, 2014 at our Wilkinsburg meeting. Invitees include all PSST p...

I Feel Alive

I Feel Alive I feel alive when I want to die. The drug enters my veins, I can fly. Heroin turns life around in the blink of a...

Role-Play Saturday - Sat, Nov 22

Role-Play Saturday . . . coming Saturday, Nov 22nd! November has 5 Saturdays, so that means 2 Saturdays in a row without PSST, & ...

Won't you give me three steps, gimme three steps mister...

This article was originally written and posted on the blog on Nov 10, 2009, and is just as relevant today. As we discussed in today's P...

The Beacon

I remember coming to PSST for the first time almost 4 years ago, worried about so many things. These were dark times for our family, ...

Thoughts from a Recovering Alcoholic

"First of all, let me preface this by saying that getting and staying sober has been, by far, the best decision that I’ve ever made. ...

Congratulations to our 2014 Parents of the Year !!!

As many of you already know, the 2014 Allegheny County Parents of the Year are our own Francois and Brigitte. Each year this award goes ...

Training available for Volunteer Parent Coaches

The Partnership for Drug-Free Kids is looking for parents who might be interested in their volunteer parent coach program. Cathy Taughinb...

Celebrate with us at this week's Wilkinsburg PSST Meeting!!

Come celebrate with us! As part of our regular Wilkinsburg PSST meeting on Saturday, October 4 th , we will also be announcing the Parent...

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