04-22-2012, 01:31 PM
things to worry about with our kids. Where do these kids come up with this stuff? My oldest told me the other day that some kids in 10th grade were snorting nutmeg to get high. Thank God he thought they were stupid.
OMAHA, Neb. -- Authorities are warning parents about a dangerous new game being played at schools.
Officials said more and more students are learning about the "ABC Eraser Game," and they're getting hurt.
During the game, teens will rub the eraser of a pencil back and forth on their arm between their wrist and elbow. All the while, they're reciting the alphabet and coming up with a word for each letter. When they reach the letter Z, they compare their wounds.
Rebecca Eorjas, 13, said she does not play it, and she wants it to stop.
"They use a pencil, like the bottom eraser of a pencil, and they go, 'A,' then they have to say something that starts with A. They go fast and really hard, and at the end, when they get to Z, it's really gross and disgusting," Eorjas said.
Eorjas said she has never played the game, but she has watched her friends play it.
"I was worried about them," Eorjas said.
Eorjas' friends told her they do it on a dare as a competition. She said by the time the game ends, there are injuries.
"It's really red, it's open, it's deep cut, it's bleeding, and when it heals, it's really brown, and it doesn't go away," Eorjas said.
Eorjas said she wants students to stop for their own safety.
"It hurts me more to see them doing it, hurting themselves," Eorjas said.
Dr. Reema Nasr, of Alegent Health, said there is a real health risk.
"This is something that can cause them an infection that ends them up in a hospital," Nasr said.
Nasr said skin infections are rarely simple, and in extreme cases, they can be fatal.
"You can get an amputation. You can get septic and die," Nasr said.
Nasr said if parents see marks or scars on their children's arms, they should ask them about it and talk to them about the dangers of the game.
Nasr also said those with cuts similar to those from the game should be seen by a doctor.
Read more: http://www.ketv.com/news/30926174/detail...z1ssxqfPLC
OMAHA, Neb. -- Authorities are warning parents about a dangerous new game being played at schools.
Officials said more and more students are learning about the "ABC Eraser Game," and they're getting hurt.
During the game, teens will rub the eraser of a pencil back and forth on their arm between their wrist and elbow. All the while, they're reciting the alphabet and coming up with a word for each letter. When they reach the letter Z, they compare their wounds.
Rebecca Eorjas, 13, said she does not play it, and she wants it to stop.
"They use a pencil, like the bottom eraser of a pencil, and they go, 'A,' then they have to say something that starts with A. They go fast and really hard, and at the end, when they get to Z, it's really gross and disgusting," Eorjas said.
Eorjas said she has never played the game, but she has watched her friends play it.
"I was worried about them," Eorjas said.
Eorjas' friends told her they do it on a dare as a competition. She said by the time the game ends, there are injuries.
"It's really red, it's open, it's deep cut, it's bleeding, and when it heals, it's really brown, and it doesn't go away," Eorjas said.
Eorjas said she wants students to stop for their own safety.
"It hurts me more to see them doing it, hurting themselves," Eorjas said.
Dr. Reema Nasr, of Alegent Health, said there is a real health risk.
"This is something that can cause them an infection that ends them up in a hospital," Nasr said.
Nasr said skin infections are rarely simple, and in extreme cases, they can be fatal.
"You can get an amputation. You can get septic and die," Nasr said.
Nasr said if parents see marks or scars on their children's arms, they should ask them about it and talk to them about the dangers of the game.
Nasr also said those with cuts similar to those from the game should be seen by a doctor.
Read more: http://www.ketv.com/news/30926174/detail...z1ssxqfPLC
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