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What is Choking?
It is not a game-- just an act of suffocating on
purpose.
Adolescents cut off the flow of blood to the brain, in exchange for a few
seconds of feeling lightheaded. Some strangle
themselves with a belt, a rope or their bare hands;
others push on their chest or hyperventilate.
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KCSS GANG RESOURCES |
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NEW! A
downloadable brochure on
The Choking Game
is available online provided by KCSS. It includes
sections entitled; 1) What is it? 2) Why do they do
it? 3) Warning Signs! 4)What are the consequences?
5) What can I do if my Youth is involved? 6) What
does it feel like? Also, a downloadable
brochures, PowerPoint presentation and
video online. |
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CHOKING RESOURCES AND RESEARCH |
The Choking Game
By
Julie Rosenbluth, MPH, CHES
for
American Council For Drug Education
You may have seen in recent headlines citing the
death of several young children and teens caused
by “the Choking Game”. Also known as the “pass
out game”, “dreaming”, “pass out”, or “ghost”,
you might even remember it or something like it
from your childhood, as the concept has been
around for a while. The primary goal is to cause
a friend to literally choke or lose breath and
feel a consciousness altering experience or a
“high”. You may have thought it was a harmless
game played at sleep-over parties or play dates
but what you didn’t know is how dangerous and
possibly deadly this game could get.
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Unintentional Strangulation Deaths from the "Choking
Game" Among Youths Aged
6--19 Years --- United States, 1995--2007
The
"choking game" is defined as self-strangulation or
strangulation by another person with the hands or a
noose to achieve a brief euphoric state caused by
cerebral hypoxia. Participants in this activity
typically are youths. This report describes the
results of that analysis, which identified 82
probable choking-game deaths among youths aged 6--19
years, during 1995--2007. Seventy-one (86.6%) of the
decedents were male, and the mean age was 13.3
years. (CDC) |
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CDC Study Warns of Deaths Due
to the “Choking Game”
At least 82 youth have died as a result of playing
what has been called “the choking game,” according
to a study released by the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention in today′s Morbidity and
Mortality Weekly Report. The choking game involves
intentionally trying to choke oneself or another in
an effort to obtain a brief euphoric state or
“high.” Death or serious injury can result if
strangulation is prolonged. |
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 Choking
Game
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Pass Out Game ~ Fainting Game ~ Black Out
By
any of the common alias' - an asphyxiation behavior
known among youth as 'The Choking Game' or 'The Pass
out Game' is killing and injuring adolescents in the
United States and abroad. The Choking Game is
becoming increasingly popular and increasingly
dangerous as children take it on as a solo venture. |
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