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.)

Are You Making any of these Mistakes?

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Click here to read an article by Cathy Taughinbaugh about the common mistakes that parents make when they realize their child is usi...

It's Only Pot

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Today’s parents may have mixed thoughts about their teenagers' use of marijuana.  They may have personal memories of smoking pot when...

Kratom - the Trendy New High?

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Remember when synthetic marijuana, also called K2 or Spice, was all the rage?  And it turned out to be a hallucinogen that was eventually...

Stop the Stinkin’ Thinkin’

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AA warns the alcoholic about the stinkin’ thinkin’ that can lead a person to relapse.  But this type of negative self-talk is not reserve...

Finding Inner Peace and Joy During the Holidays

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Feeling stressed out as the holidays approach?  You haven’t finished buying gifts for your family, the store didn’t have that perfect s...

NO Parkway East closure during the PSST 12th Anniversary / Holiday Celebration !!

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Good News!!  Pittsburgh's  Parkway East will now be OPEN during the weekend of Dec 4-6.   The closure is now slated for the foll...

PSST 12th Anniversary / Holiday Celebration

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The  PSST 12 th  Anniversary / Holiday Celebration   will be held on Saturday, Dec 5, 2015 at our Wilkinsburg meeting.  Invitees includ...

Opioid Overdose Myths

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What should you do when someone overdoses after using opioids (e.g. heroin)?  Sometimes figuring out what NOT to do can be as important a...

2015 Parent of the Year Speech

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Earlier this month, our own Allegheny County parents of the year were honored at the Juvenile Justice Week awards ceremony in Pittsburgh...
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If you Want to Send a Note . . .

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We’ve been hearing from a number of people who cannot make it to Lloyd’s retirement celebration this coming Saturday, but would like a wa...
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Lloyd is Retiring!

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Even when you know a change has been coming for some time, somehow it’s still a mini-shock when the change actually happens. Lloyd ha...
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PSST Parent of The Year Celebration

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At Saturday's PSST meeting, Steve and Tammy (their blog names) were celebrated as the 2015 Parents of the Year. They will receive their ...
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"Parent of the Year" Celebration Meeting

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Please join us on Saturday, October 3rd at our Eastern Probation Office in Wilkinsburg from 9 - 11 a.m. as we announce this year'...

Our Son is in Jail

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Narcotics Anonymous tells us that continued drug use is a sure-fire path to institutions, jail, and/or death.  Our son Dylan is continuin...
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