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Posted by WildB (Member # 2917) on :

Children all over the world have found a new way to get "high". There isn't a test that can detect it. You can't smell it or find it hidden in the dresser drawer. It's not illegal like heroin and cocaine. You won't need a syringe and you don't smoke it. It's deadly and it's quickly becoming widespread. It has many names, but one is more popular than others. It's called the choking game and it's anything but a game. Children are getting "high" by choking themselves. Who would have ever thought that the next drug of choice wouldn't be a drug at all, but that it would be self-asphyxiation.

Children are intentionally cutting off the supply of oxygen to their brains in order to get a "high". They use bags, belts, ties or their bare hands to cause hypnoxia, a shortage of oxygen, until they pass out. The pressure on the arteries is then released and blood flow to the brain resumes. This causes a "rush" as consciousness returns. Children describe this experience as being in a dream like state. Sometimes the game consists of a choker and a chokee. Most often though children are doing this alone. Unfortunately the outcome of this has very predictable consequences. If the children miss the small opportunity to loosen the knot before they pass out then they will likely fall and choke to death. The choking game is also known by other names such as The American Dream, fainting game, something dreaming game, purple hazing, blacking out and passout.

Obviously there are no drug tests that can detect this new way of getting "high", but there are warning signs that parents should watch out for. Warning signs include bloodshot eyes, marks on the neck, closed doors, headaches, hostility, unexplained bruises and ropes, scarves or belts tied to bedroom furniture or doorknobs or found knotted on the floor. Parents of children who are allowed to access the internet should check the history of sites their children have visited. Information about the game is available all over the internet.

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/19112/warning_signs_of_the_choking_game_a.html

Posted by jrlaw (Member # 7285) on :

This is not a new game. It was quite the rage with all the neighborhood kids in Roswell back in the late 50's. I'm surprised to see that it has resurfaced.

Posted by Jeremiah333 (Member # 7372) on :

Unbelievable. So sad!

Posted by Betty Louise (Member # 7175) on :

This is a problem all over the Country. Several young people died in Washington State from doing this. So sad that young people are looking for a peace in the wrong place, that can only come from a relationship with God.
betty