X4v13r wrote:As many as 20 percent of teens and preteens play the game, sometimes in groups, according to estimates based on a few local studies. But nearly all the deaths were youths who played alone, according to the count compiled by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
WOW... one out of 5? Time to talk to the kids!
I never played the chocking game; but as a kid, when involved in small kiddie fights, the "chocke hold" would be a common thing to do to... I remember losing my breath and getting read, but never passing out.
Sounds like a very stupid, dangerous game.
Anyone up for playing?
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: February 14, 2008 Filed at 8:41 p.m. ET
ATLANTA (AP) -- At least 82 youths have died from the so-called ''choking game,'' according to the first government count of fatalities from the tragic fad.
In the game, children use dog leashes or bungee cords wrapped around their necks or other means to temporarily cut blood flow to their head. The goal is a dreamlike, floating-in-space feeling when blood rushes back into the brain.
As many as 20 percent of teens and preteens play the game, sometimes in groups, according to estimates based on a few local studies. But nearly all the deaths were youths who played alone, according to the count compiled by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.