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8:54PM | August 28, 2010 | comments: 0

Choking Game

It's been "played" for decades. Generations of kids press on their necks or chests to temporarily cut off oxygen to the brain in order to get "high".

It's a cheap, easy alternative to drugs or alcohol and it's thought to have killed at least 82 children since 1995.

Many parents don't know the warning signs. It could be a belt or rope where it shouldn't be. It could be a group of kids coming out of a room with a groggy look, voice or flushed face.

Below are more warning signs and why experts recommend adults be diligent in talking to children.

http://www.teencontact.org/

http://www.cdc.gov/features/chokinggame/

http://www.contactcrisisline.org/contact_us.php

http://www.gaspinfo.com/en/home.html

http://chokinggame.net/

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