Teen's Choking Game Death Leads Mom to Education Effort
RJ Monroe's mother has a serious message for parents: learn about the choking game and make sure your teens know how dangerous it is.
Since Jeana Monroe’s 15-year-old son RJ Moore died on Dec. 4, she’s been driven to educate people about what the choking game is so that teens stop dying from playing it. RJ died as a result of playing a choking game, which is a way to experience a kind of high by depriving the body of oxygen to the point of fainting. While the game is certainly dangerous even with others to act as a safeguard, for RJ, the game turned deadly. “They play it at parties… and it’s a regular habit of these kids, but us parents don’t know anything about it or if we do know about it we think that it won’t happen to our child,” Jeana said. Medical examiner Tom Terry told Jeana that while RJ died by playing the choking game, there’s no code for this type of death …
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Linda Dzbanski
11:17 am on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
I have lost my son to this too 4 years ago next week Please help spread the message to parents and others who care for children. We had an article published in the Lutheran Mag. July 2011. I have also thought of a Public Service announcement it is a good idea that needs to be done. Help these parents do this because after awhile it drains them to much. If you are a family or a friend continue to … more ›