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Saturday, January 21, 2012

The Choking Game: 1 in 7 College Students Has Tried It, Texas Study Finds

The potentially lethal Choking Game, which involves cutting off the blood supply to the brain, appears to be popular with some college students who think it's not as dangerous as using illicit drugs.

College students aren’t necessarily renowned for their good judgment, and a new study reinforces that, finding that nearly one in seven co-eds has played the Choking Game, which is every bit as dangerous as it sounds.
Also called the Fainting Game, Pass Out, or Space Monkey, the Choking Game can be played individually or in groups. It consists of manually choking yourself or others, sticking a plastic bag over the head, tying a string around the neck or hyperventilating, all in search of a few seconds of euphoria.
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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

a young boy from salisbury died from doing this many years ago.

Anonymous said...

if done under supervision it made a sexual encounter very nice BUT IT IS NOT WORTH IT

like in house drugs that are available I would hate to have this turn in to an ad for someone bored

Anonymous said...

How dumber can they get the choking game is no different then trying to commit suicide.