THE CHOKING GAME

It's a dangerous activity that has been around for years, yet only one third of physicians have heard of it. Older children and young teens either choke each other or use a noose, towel, belt or rope to choke themselves, cutting off oxygen and blood supplies to the brain. The reward, a brief euphoric high when blood and oxygen rush back to the brain after the ligature is released.

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