Choking Game

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Via The Huffington Post: "One in 16 eighth-graders surveyed in Oregon admit to experimenting with "the choking game" (also known as asphyxia) at least once, according to research published today in Pediactrics. Though the potentially fatal "game" --- defined by Reuters as "putting pressure on the neck with a towel or belt to cut off someone's oxygen supply, then releasing the pressure to give a 'high' sensation" --- has been around for years, it's gaining new traction and popularity among kids because of its prevalence on YouTube. ABC News reports that videos of kids participating in the game are "all over" the site...".* Ana Kasparian and Cenk Uygur break it down on The Young Turks. *Read more here from Jessica Samakow: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/16/choking-game-study_n_1428607.html Subscribe to The Young Turks: http://bit.ly/eWuu5i Find out how to watch The Young Turks on Current by clicking here: http://www.current.com/gettyt The Largest Online New Show in the World. Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tytnation Twitter: http://twitter.com/theyoungturks Google+: http://www.gplus.to/TheYoungTurks Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/tytnetwork

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