In an alarming moment during a workshop, 19-year-old Joy casually remarked, “Choking is the new hickey.” This statement underscores a grim and growing trend of sexual strangulation (SS), also known as ...

In a federally funded study, Mass General Brigham investigators found self-reported vision problems and traumatic stress are experienced years after strangulation Around the globe, nearly one in three ...

Yet, it only takes 5 pounds of pressure for 8-10 seconds to cause unconsciousness and 11 pounds to restrict blood flow through the carotid arteries (Training Institute on Strangulation Prevention, ...