Risky Behaviors

1. Flying under the radar: the things our students may be doing without our knowledge. Risky Behaviors

2. Choking Game Don’t forget: You can copy-paste this slide into other presentations, and move or resize the poll.

3. The Choking Game • What is it? • Provides a euphoric sensation by reducing cerebral blood flow and oxygenation via compression of the carotid arteries. • Some do it for the high, which can be addictive. • Strangulation to create a floating, tingling or high sensation • The high comes from brain cells seizing and beginning the process of permanent cell death

4. The Choking Game • Other names • Blackout, Fainting Game, Space Monkey, Dream Game, Suffocation, Roulette, Passout, Flatliner, California High, Airplaning, Space Monkey, American Dream, Funky Chicken, Tingling, Gasp. • Who’s playing? • Kids between 9-16 years old, around the world. These adolescents are generally high-achieving in academics, activities and sports, and don’t want to risk getting caught with drugs or alcohol. AKA- “The Good Kids’ Drug” • It has been going on for well over 20 years. But the most recent use of bonds (ropes, belts) and the growing practice of playing alone have increased its deadliness dramatically.

5. The Choking Game • The Effects • Loss of consciousness • Death • Loss of brain activity • Physical injury • Short term memory loss • Stroke • Cardiac arrest • Retinal hemorrhaging

6. The Choking Game • Warning signs -Bruising or red marks -Ligatures tied in knots-Wear marks on furniture -Disorientation after being alone-Unusual need for privacy -Bloodshot eyes, pinpoint bruising around the eyes-Changes in attitude -Headaches, sometimes excruciatingly bad ones-A thud in the bedroom or against a wall – meaning a fall in cases of kids playing the game alone.

7. Choking Game • Approx. 250 to 1,000 young people die in the United States each year playing some variant of the Choking Game, but it’s difficult to track statistics because many of the cases are reported as suicides. • Among the deaths for which sufficient detail was reported, 95.7% occurred while the decedent was alone. Among the deaths for which sufficient detail was reported, 92.9% parents of decedents said they were not aware of the choking game until the death of their child. • Videos • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzZaDmQSRv0http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocf9aaIXsBg&feature=related

8. Colored Bracelets Don’t forget: You can copy-paste this slide into other presentations, and move or resize the poll.

9. Colored Bracelets • Stats • In 2007, 35% of high school students reported being sexually active. • 750,000 teen pregnancies annually. Eight in ten of these pregnancies are unintended and 81 percent are to unmarried teens • The CDC reports that by the age of 20, nearly ¾ of teenagers have had sexual intercourse. • Nationally, one-quarter of 15 year old females and less than 30% of 15 year old males have had sex, compared with 66% of 18 year old females, and 68% of 18 year old males who have had sexual intercourse. • At least 46% of kids ages 15-19 have had sex at least once.

10. Colored Bracelets • In a sexual game called snap, a boy or girl snaps or breaks a bracelet off the wearers wrist. The rules of snap can require players to do all manner of things from kissing to actual intercourse, depending upon the color of the bracelet.

11. Colored Bracelets • What are they? • It is said the bracelets are color-coded according to the wearer's willingness to perform certain sexual acts. Kids in many high schools refer to them as "sex bracelets" and the different colors can denote the wearers sexual preference(s), or be used in games.

12. Colored Bracelets • What do they mean? • Black - the wearer will have regular "missionary" sexBlue - indicates oral sex performed on a guyClear - indicates a willingness to do anything the snapper wants Green - indicates that oral sex can be performed on a girl Glittery Blue - is willing to perform anal sexGlittery Clear - wearer will let the snappee "feel up" or touch any body partGlittery Green - the wearer is willing to "69"Glittery Pink - willing to "flash" a body partGlittery Purple - willing to French kissGlittery Yellow - indicates kissing and hugging is acceptableYellow - wearer is willing to hugPink - wearer is willing to give a hickeyOrange - wearer is willing to kissPurple - wearer is willing to kiss a partner of either sexRed - wearer is willing to perform a lap danceWhite - wearer will flash what they have.

13. Colored Bracelets • Risks • STD’s • Pregnancy • Humiliation from peers • Spreading rumors • Suicide • Negative self-image/self-efficacy • Disciplinary problems

14. Standards • Injury Prevention and Safety • 1.8.S Describe California laws regarding bullying, sexual violence, and sexual harassment. • 1.9.S Explain the effects of violence on individuals, families, and communities. • 5.1.S Apply a decision-making process to avoid potentially dangerous situations. • 5.2.S Analyze the laws regarding and detrimental effects of sexual harassment. • 5.4.S Analyze the consequences of violence for self, family, and the community.

15. Lesson ideas • Conduct research and write a report on different STDs and the effects of irresponsible sexual activity. • Create a skit that convinces a friend not to play the choking game. • Read an article on Colored bands and write a persuasive essay about whether or not they should be allowed in school.

16. Sources/resources • http://www.gaspinfo.com/en/involved.html • http://www.disabled-world.com/artman/publish/jelly-bracelets.shtml • http://www.usphs-scientist.org/symposium/tuscon2008/presentations/007_Toblin%20-%20Choking%20Game%20for%20COA%202008%20Conference.pdf • http://www.livestrong.com/article/12504-teen-pregnancy-rates-usa/ • http://www.troubledteen.us/sexually-active-teens.php • http://teenlineonline.org/