Do you know everything about what your son or daughter does while being away from you? Do you have any idea about the dangerous trends that are common among teenagers? Do you think that your son\daughter is old enough to be left without observation? There are countless trends that are common among teenagers and some of these trends are extremely dangerous to the extent that they may lead to death. The catastrophic consequences of these dangerous trends that spread among teens force us to discover more about what the teenagers do, how they think and why do they follow such dangerous and harmful trends. Because teenagers want to show that they are mature and are no longer children, they try to imitate those who are older than them and do dangerous things to attract more attention to them and to get rid of the restrictions that force them not to do many things but the results are catastrophic. Below are the top 10 most dangerous teen trends that all parents should know to protect their kids from killing themselves.
10. Purple drank
It is also known as “sizzurp” and it is a mixture of cough syrup, which contains the narcotic drug codeine, and sugary soda or soft drinks such as Sprite or Mountain Dew. This mixture suppresses the respiratory system and stops breathing because it contains a high amount of codeine which is approximately 25 times the recommended dosage. The problem increases when purple drank is used with alcohol and other drugs. The phenomenon of mixing cough syrup with soft drinks to get the purple drank is known to be popular in the hip hop community.
9. Choking game
It is one of the most common games among teenagers and they can play it with each other or do it by themselves through tying the rope to doors. Teenagers choke themselves to experience the feeling of a fainting spell as choking leads to cutting off the air and blood flow to the person’s brain which causes strokes, comas, bleeding inside the brain, brain damage and it may lead to death.
8. Huffing
It was common in the past years and returns back again to be present among teenagers nowadays. Teenagers put cleaning fluids on a piece of cloth, rag or bag and breathe it. The chemicals that can be found in the cleaning fluids have bad and serious effects on the brain especially the areas that are responsible for making decisions and these chemicals can also damage the liver and kidney and can lead to sudden death.
7. Alcohol enemas
This trend is not very common among teenagers and college students but it exists and it is considered to be one of the deadliest trends. Alcohol is poured into the colon through using a tube that is inserted in the rectum to directly deliver alcohol in the bloodstream and this leads to poisoning the blood because the colon does not have alcohol dehydrogenases that make alcohol less toxic.
6. Drunkorexia
It refers to eating small amounts of food or even starving throughout the day for leaving a room in the stomach and consuming large amounts of alcohol. What is harmful is that consuming alcohol on an empty stomach affects the blood sugar level, leads to strong intoxication, causes serious hangover and prevents the body from getting the necessary nutrients that are required for completing different functions.
5. Planking
It is one of the most exciting trends which are common among teenagers, however it is risky and may lead to death. This trend depends on lying like a board on any surface with your face down and you have to keep your balance or you will find yourself dead or at least injured. Those who participate in this activity take photos of themselves while doing that and upload their photos to the internet which encourages others to take part in such activity trying to do more daring and dangerous movements.
4. Bath salts
They contain two main drugs which are MDPV and mephedrone and these drugs lead to severe psychosis, chest pain, paranoia and hallucinations. Teenagers who use these substances take them through being smoked, injected or snorted and may finally lead to suicide.
3. Vodka eyeballing
There are some teenagers who avoid drinking alcohol because of being afraid of its smell that will make their parents know they are drinking alcohol and this is why they resort to other ways for taking it. Vodka eyeballing is among the worst and most dangerous trends that spread among teenagers as they drink alcohol through their eyes. Alcohol is quickly absorbed to be directly delivered in the bloodstream and this causes catastrophic results such as scarring and burning cornea and it may also end in blindness.
2. Skywalking
Teenagers scale high buildings and climb on rooftops without having any safety equipment. They photograph themselves while doing that to upload their photos to the internet and show their courage to do risky activities. It is worth mentioning that this phenomenon first appeared in Russia for capturing sky-high views which are really amazing.
1. Car surfing
It is really one of the most amazing and exciting trends that can be found among teenagers and anyone will hope to give it a try. You stand on the roof of a car while it is driven at about 40 mph but the problem is that it will end in death or at least serious injuries such as brain injuries after falling on the ground with the car running over you. The danger increases when the car runs at a higher speed. The age of the victims who try this challenge ranges from 16 years old to early 20s.
Other risky and deadly trends that are common among teenagers and can lead to death include: pill parties, drinking hand sanitizers, salt and ice challenge, swallowing cinnamon and too many other trends that we do not know.
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