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.)

Make Your Voice Heard

In March 2016, as part of wider Administration efforts to expand access to treatment for people with mental health and substance use diso...

Risks of Early Drug Use

The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) reports the following: People who began using addictive substances before...

May 21st PSST meeting CANCELLED

Due to scheduling conflicts, there will NOT be a PSST meeting on Saturday, May 21st in Greentree. Please consider joining us for our ne...

Thanks for the Memories!

The cake says it all . . . Thanks for your support, wisdom and guidance over the years! ...

Good Luck, Abby!

Come join us at the next PSST meeting, to wish Abby success in whatever her future brings her - she is moving to Colorado! ! Our meeti...

Are You Making any of these Mistakes?

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

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?

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’

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

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 !!

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

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

Opioid Overdose Myths

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

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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