Oh I have heard from so many grieving mothers who are trying to cope with this. It seems ages 13 and 14 are particularly vulnerable but kids as young as 9-10 have died from this.
No it's not about masturbation anymore (althought this is a variant)... kids gossip to each other and chat on the internet about the "choking game', the "euphoric buzz" of depriving your brain of oxygen and then feeling it come back. Except the youngsters miscalculate their ability to maintain conscious control over being able to come back.
If you have a child be aware, be afraid, and be very proactively vigilant.
"If you have a child be aware, be afraid, and be very proactively vigilant.
Gee, if we could get the public school system to get off their evolution and safe sex soap boxes for an hour or so, maybe they could address things like this in school assemblies.