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I saw an Above the Influence commercial about people who Slom [It stands for Sticking Leeches on Myself] and it mentioned kids doing it at schools and parties just like smoking or drugs. I was wondering, why do kids do it? What exactly is it? How does it affect them? and where do they get the leeches?
I've never heard of this before so I'm just curious. (link)
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Okay,there is a website that should tell you everything you want to know: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Slom
"Stands for Sticking Leeches On Myself.
Originated from an "Above the Influence" that showed kids discussing the then-fictional activity with the intention to illustrate the power of peer pressure to make people do things they would otherwise think were ridiculous.
Ironically since the commercials started airing some have actually tried the activity and it has become minorly popular in some circles.
Some kids may actually enjoy it, others presumably do it because their friends do it, while others do it to make a statement ("I choose what I do with my own body, no matter how strange it may seem to you").
Slomming is not illegal. However, it does not provide any sort of high. "
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