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  

Epidemic Volume 3  

Epidemic Volume 4  

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

Epidemic Volume 5  

Epidemic Volume 6  

Epidemic Volume 7

Epidemic Volume 8 



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)  

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, Orlando, FL  (years open - Oct 1985-Aug 1992)

1) Miscellaneous

1991 - Utilization Review Trending Report  *** added 10/26/2018

2) Client Documents

• Progress Reports - Jan 31 & Feb 7, 1992 (written by teenage clients about their teenage clients to teenage peer staff)  *** added 10/26/2018

Straight Inc -  Cincinnati, Ohio (Years Open - Jan 1982-Sept 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  
• March 1985 (ISAC)
• April 1985                                    
  
• May 1985 
• June 1985
  
• 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)  
• Straight For You  (circa 1984-1986)  
• Straight To You From Parents (circa 1984-1986)  
• Straight Talk About Straight by Miller Newton (distributed circa 1984-1986)  

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 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 Bills/Fees/Expenses

• 1989 divorce decree documentting Straight Fees    added March 9, 2019 Donated by Jennifer Bray Breon
• Host Home Bill - circa, December 1991/1992    donated by Thomas Moore
  
• Host Home Bill - circa, January 1991/1992       donated by Thomas Moore
  
• Host Home Bill - circa, February 1991/1992    donated by Thomas Moore
  

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 
• Speakers Bureau & Straight Fact Sheet circa 1989-90 ***added March 16, 2019

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  ***  
• Parent MI's (Moral Inventory) March 1989 ***     added March 15, 2019
• Parent Guidelines 1989 ***   added March 16, 2019
• New Parent Handout #1, Session1 - CD Family Disease,1989 *** added March 16, 2019
• New Parent Handout #2 & #3, Session1 - Microphone Talk & Feeling Words, 1989 ***   added March 16, 2019
• New Parent Handout #4, Session 1, Drug Use, Disease Of The Feelings, 1989 ***    added March 16, 2019
• New Parent Handout #1, Session 2, Moral Inventory Guide, 1989 ***    added March 16, 2019
• New Parent Handout #2, Session 2, Tools Of Personal Change, 1989 ***   added March 16, 2019
• Emergency Procedures Manual For Host Homes, 1989 ***   added March 18, 2019
  

Progress Reports - All Branches

The first set of progress reports below were written to the parents by teenagers who were untrained, uneducated group staff. 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 

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  

1986, Mar 7 - Branch Unknown ***   added 10/26/2018

The progress reports below were written by untrained teenage oldcomers (clients) about teenage newcomers (clients) and turned into untrained teenage group staff (former clients, program graduates). 

Untrained, as used above, means no formal relevant (or irrelevant) college education. Many didnt even have high school diplomas, meaning, high school drop outs or still attending high school. Some just had GED's. Also means no prior professional relevant work experience.

1992, Jan 31-Feb 7 - Orlando, FL ***   added 10/26/18

Parent Fundraising - All Branches

Cincinnati Straight cookbook fundraiser 1984   

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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