Health risks of Oregon eighth-grade participants in the "choking game": results from a population-based survey.

Objective: To examine the risk behaviors associated with participation in the "choking game" by eighth-graders in Oregon.

Methods: We obtained data from the 2009 Oregon Healthy Teens survey, a cross-sectional weighted survey of 5348 eighth-graders that questioned lifetime prevalence and frequency of choking game participation. The survey also included questions about physical and mental health, gambling, sexual activity, nutrition, physical activity/body image, exposure to violence, and substance use.

Correlates of gambling among eighth-grade boys and girls.

Background: This study examined the correlates of gambling behavior among eighth-grade students.

Methods: Children (n = 15,865) enrolled in publicly funded schools in Oregon completed the 2008 Oregon Healthy Teens survey. Multivariate logistic regression analyses assessed the combined and independent associations between risk and protective factors with active gambling among male and female youth separately.