He is far more likely to abuse drugs than to contract cancer. So learn about it. Help is all around. The school guidance counselor, the library and local anti-drug coalitions, to name a few, can point you to resources. Read, ask questions, research.
Prevention is Partnering.
Strengthen your prevention efforts by joining with others. Let your child see how serious you are about prevention. Prevention Resource Center Partially funded by the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration in cooperation with the South Carolina Department of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services and the Greenville County Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse. When we are in the parenting role, we're in the business of prevention. We make our kids use germ-killing soap, sunscreen, seatbelts and bike helmets, and teach them how to cross the street and how not to play with fire and how not to talk to strangers.