Doubt/dangers @ how many youth die in 'choking game'?!?

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ATLANTA - 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.

The CDC started the research after receiving a letter last year from a Tacoma, Wash., physician who said her 13-year-old son died from playing the game in 2005...

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Answer 1

haven't heard of that in the UK thats all we need!  And what is Mr Bush going to do about it?

Answer 2

Darwinism in action.

Answer 3

Thanks, i wondered why my dog always used to pull so much.

Answer 4

This is most likely what has caused 17 teenage deaths in Bridgend (UK) in the last few months.

The police are putting them down as suicide.

17 suicides in a small town, all teenagers? not in my book!

Answer 5

It is a sad, sad way to "Escape" into a "Fantasy World", thus is why Jesus died of a Broken Heart once again!!

Answer 6

Anyone who does that is too stupid to live.