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The ‘choking game’ and other challenges amplified by social media can come with deadly consequences

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par Steven Wolterning, Associate Professor of Educational Psychology, Texas A&M University
Paige Williams, Doctoral student in Educational Psychology, Texas A&M University

The “choking game” has potentially deadly consequences, as players are challenged to temporarily strangle themselves by restricting oxygen to the brain. It sounds terrifying, but rough estimates suggest that about 10% of U.S. teenagers may have played this type of game at least once.

There’s more, unfortunately: The Skullbreaker Challenge, the Tide…

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