Based on the young adult novel Choke by Diana Lopez, Lifetime will be airing the movie “The Choking Game” this month, starring Freya Tingley (Jersey Boys, Once Upon a Time) who plays Taryn, a ...

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 ...

Mental health risk factors such as drug and alcohol abuse can lead to an increased risk of participation in the dangerous “choking game,” suggests a report from the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "When it comes to social media challenges, a lot of kids think that they're just games," says Dana. "Our son was bullied and dared ...

Undated -- Kids are choking themselves for the fun of it, sometimes fatally. In at least nine states in recent years, kids have been seriously injured or killed by "suffocation games" designed to ...

BEAUFORT, SC (WTOC) - The choking game or fainting game, some call it "the good kids high," is a serious risk. It's killing teens and those even younger. A couple from Beaufort County is telling their ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Between 1995 and 2007, at least 82 children and adolescents in the United States died as a result of playing the "choking game," according to a report released Thursday.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Video clips of teens playing dangerous games are easily accessible on many social media sites. Richard Drury/DigitalVision via ...