Monday, February 18, 2008

CDC Warns of 'Choking Game' After 82 Youths Die

A game made up several years ago by some teenagers and pre-teens called the choking game(also the pass-out game or space monkey) has caused 82 youths to die throughout the past thirteen years. The point of the game is to cut off the flow of blood to your brain/get high from the lessening of blood circulation. I think it's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. Why would they do something like that? I guess they just don't think about how dangerous it is and only think about how cool it makes them look (not that it does).
Signs of playing this game are: Bloodshot eyes; marks on the neck; severe or constant headaches; disorientation after spending time alone; ropes, scarves and belts tied to furniture or doorknobs or found knotted on the floor; unexpected presence of items such as dog leashes, choke collars, and/or bungee cords. I think that people should start spending time with their kids rather than letting them run off and do who knows what. That's probably why these kids did this. They thought "Hey! This will be fun! And no one will even notice." I especially feel sorry for the ones who do care. And for the ones that don't.

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