alcohol and a number of drugs legal and illegal can increase the risk of seizures. although a lot of parents might rather avoid the topic it's important to talk about these issues especially if your child has epilepsy. it's true that peer pressure can overwhelm any teenager's good sense but your child may have more restraint than you expect. if he understands that drinking and doing drugs raise his risk of seizures he really may avoid those substances. remember he really doesn't want to have seizures either.
how do alcohol and drugs affect a teen with epilepsy?