Surviving Straight Inc ®

The documents presented in this section are provided courtesy of the former ISAC Corporation, individually listed donors, or anonymous donors.

***anonymous document donations

To donate Straight, Inc. documents,  program materials, photos or publicity regarding Straight (newspapers, magazine articles, professional journals, etc), please contact me at surviving_straight_inc@yahoo.com.

---Please include dates program documents or materials were originally obtained.---

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Straight National Newsletter - Epidemic - donated by Christine Flannery

Epidemic Volume 2  NEW

Epidemic Volume 3  NEW

Epidemic Volume 4  NEW

Epidemic Special Edition - Nancy Reagan visited Cincinnati Straight in Sept 1984  NEW

Epidemic Volume 5  NEW

Epidemic Volume 6  NEW

Epidemic Volume 7 NEW

Epidemic Volume 8 NEW

Miscellaneous Straight Documents

Straight Rap Schedule 1978 (OM review, by early-mid 80's, was AFTER open meetings NOT the following morning)

Memorandum Re: Dallas Straight Starting in Atlanta Program - Feb 1, 1984 ***

Straight Song Lyrics, "I AM Straight"

Straight Inc - Program Promotional/Sales Materials/Other Propaganda  donated by Christine Flannery

Straight: The Family Oriented Treatment Program

Straight: The Adolescent Drug Program The Works

The Dream For Every Parent (circa 1984-1986)  NEW

Boards of Directors, Officers, Executives, Other Responsible Parties - All Branches

Straight Officers, Founders, Board of Directors, Advisory Board as of Feb 1978 

Straight Founders - where are they now?

• Betty & Mel Sembler taking credit for Straight Inc - from Drug Free America Foundation website
• Founding Members Page - Drug Free America Foundation website

Straight Inc New Parent Training Manual (donated by Kelly Matthews)

This is the training manual written by Miller Newton, Straight National Clinical Director, that parents used for the mandatory, 6 week New Parent Training Course.

• New Parent Training Manual Part 1    
  
• New Parent Training Manual Part 2

Straight Inc -  Cincinnati, Ohio (Years Open - 1982-1987)            Unless otherwise noted, Cincinnati documents donated by Christine Flannery

1) Cincinnati Straight Newsletters  

1982

• May 1982 (ISAC)

1984

• Jan 1984 (ISAC)
• Oct 1984 (ISAC)

1985

• February 1985  NEW  
• March 1985 (ISAC)
• April 1985                                    
  
• May 1985 
• June 1985 NEW
  
• July 1985 
• September 1985 
• October 1985 

1986

• January 1986 
• March 1986 
• May 1986 
• September 1986 

2) Intake Documents

• Client #490, October 20, 1984

3) Client Documents

• Progress Report 10/22/1984 (written by group staff to parents)
• Progress Report 10/28/1984 (written by group staff to parents) 
• Progress Report 11/16/1984 (written by group staff to parents) 

4) Parent Handouts

• Adolescent Failure Syndrome Test (c. 1982, distributed to parents 84-85) 
• Areas Of Concern (84-85) 
• Awareness Wheel (84-85)
• Chemically Dependent Family (84-85) 
• CD Family Disease (84-85) 
• Client Property Policy (84) 
• Clothing List (84) 
• Confidentiality (84) 
• Emergency Procedures Manual (84) 
• Medical Statement (84) 
• Moral Inventory Guide (84) 
• Rebuilding Healthy Family Relationships(c.1981 by Miller Newton) (distributed to parents 84-85)  
  
• Recovery Quiz (84-85)
• Rules Concerning Attendance At Open Meetings And Raps For Local And Out-Of-Town Parents (84) 
• Steps - Straight's 7 Steps, Compared To AA's 12 Steps (84-85) 
• The Phases (84) 
• Tools Of Personal Change (84) 
• Client Rules (84) 
• Rules For New Parents (84) 
• For Your Information (84) 
• Parent Booster Club Memo (84) 
• Permission Request Form (84-85) 
• Second Phase Parent Rules (1/84) 
• Second Phase Parent Rules (revised by Oct 84) 
• House Rules (Host Homes) (84) 
• Weak Homes - Reports From Phasers About Their Homes (84) 
• Strong Homes (84) 
• When Your Third Phaser Returns To School - Guidelines for Parents (84-85) 
• Fourth Phase Parents (85) 
• Rules For Seven Steppers (86) 
• Relapse Process (86) 

5) Director Gerald Rushing Docs

• Rushing Blank Letterhead  (circa 84-86) 
• Rushing - New Year's Message From The Director (86) 

6) Parent Fundraising

• August 1985 

7) Miscellaneous

• Straight Letter to 7 Step Parent - June 10, 1986 

8) Lawsuits

• Bell v. Straight, Inc. 1989 

9) Brochures

• Straight Talk About Kids And Drugs  (circa 1984-1986)  NEW
• Straight For You  (circa 1984-1986)  NEW
• Straight To You From Parents (circa 1984-1986)  NEW
• Straight Talk About Straight by Miller Newton (distributed circa 1984-1986)  NEW

Straight, Inc - Atlanta Georgia ( Years open -1981 - 1993)

Client Documents

• 5th Phase Booklet - Rules, Standards And Expectations ***

Parent Documents - Unless otherwise noted, Atlanta documents below donated by Thomas Moore

• Brochure - Parent Checklist/Key Facts About Straight - circa, 1991/1992 
• Atlanta Card - circa, 1991/1992 
• Dr. Maxwell Letter to Parents - March, 1991 
• Easting Disorder Checklist - circa, 1991/1992 
• Graduation Packet - 1991/1992 
• Host Home Bill - circa, December 1991/1992 
• Host Home Bill - circa, January 1991/1992 
• Host Home Bill - circa, February 1991/1992 
• Host Home Rules, notes - 1991 
• Host Home Medication Log -  circa,1991/1992 
• Moral Inventory - How to Write - circa, 1991
• Parent Newsletter - February 1992 
• Parent Permission Request For Travel - circa 1991/1992 
• Rules for Parent Weekend - circa, 1991-1992 
• Speaking Engagement Request Form - circa, 1991/1992 
• Weekly Reports - circa, 1991/1992 

Straight, Inc. Hampton Roads, Virginia (Years Open - 1989 - 1991)

Parent Documents - Unless otherwise noted, Hampton Roads documents donated by Thomas Moore

• Drug Use (Disease of the Feelings) & Feeling Word List, 1990 
• Expenses - 1990 
• Fundraiser - Poinsettias - October 1991 
• Invoice (Program Fees) June 1990 
• Moral Inventory - How To Write - 1990 
• Thanksgiving Dinner - 1991 
• Tools of Personal Change - 1990 
• Tough Love Brochure (prior to admission to Straight) - circa, 1990 

Straight, Inc. Springfield, VA (years open - 1982 - 1991)

• Parent Docs (circa 83-85)  ***
• More Parent Docs -Newton Awareness Program (circa 83-85) ***
• Parent Correspondance to Nancy Reagan, local judge, radio station (circa 83-85) ***
• 1983 Newcomer progress report ***
• 1985 Straight Paperweight  ***
• Jan 13, 1985 - Richmond Times Dispatch *** 
• "Getting Tough" (Toughlove) - Date and publication unknown ***
• Greater Washington Straight Inc. Fact Sheet, C. Suzanne Hardman, Director, year unknown  ***  NEW

Progress Reports - All Branches

Progress reports were written by peer group staff to the parents. Peer group staff were teenagers that had completed the Straight program and most had no formal, higher education.

1982, June 11 - St. Petersburg FL, donated by Kathy Moya, Project Straight Ink  NEW

1983, Dec 9 - Springfield, VA, ***

1984, Oct 22 -Cincinnati, Ohio, donated by Christine Flannery

1984, Oct 28 -Cincinnati, Ohio, donated by Christine Flannery

1984, Nov 16 -Cincinnati, Ohio, donated by Christine Flannery

1985, Oct 7 - Cincinnati, Ohio, donated by Chris Lester   NEW

Parent Fundraising - All Branches

Cincinnati Straight cookbook fundraiser 1984   NEW

Part 1     Part 2     Part 3     Part 4     Part 5     Part 6     Part 7     Part 8     Part 9

Cincinnati Straight - August 1985 

Hampton Roads, VA Straight - poinsetta fundraiser 1991

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