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.)

Go For the Gold!

“I still remember the days locked up in my room, not wanting to talk to anyone, not wanting to see anyone, really not wanting to live, a...

No Meeting Sept 3, 2016

NO PSST MEETING ON SATURDAY, SEPT 3, 2016!! (Our normal location will be unavailable that day.) HAPPY LABOR DAY WEEKEND!!

International Overdose Awareness Day

August 31 st is International Overdose Awareness Day. According to the official website , International Overdose Awareness Day is he...

Who is the Big Dog in your car? Featured Technique: use the brake pedal. Big Dog Part II

(This article was originally posted 3/29/2010. It's just as appropriate today!) I don't know why what happens inside cars ar...

More about Boundaries - or - Mom, Can I Borrow Your Car?

Lloyd originally created this post on March 14, 2012. The topic of how to deal with your teen using your car while s/he is not behaving...

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...

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