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

  • Written by Steven Wolterning, Associate Professor of Educational Psychology, Texas A&M University
imageVideo clips of teens playing dangerous games are easily accessible on many social media sites.Richard Drury/DigitalVision via Getty Images

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...

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