The new youth craze: self-mutilation

Sad, sad, sad. Apparently there is a trend of self-mutilation among teenagers spreading. In Britain, health care researchers estimate that one in 10 teenagers engages in addictive self injury. On the Internet, there are scores of websites (with titles such as "Blood Red," "Razor Blade Kisses" and "The Cutting World") featuring "famous self-injurers," photos of teenagers' self-inflicted wounds and descriptions of their techniques. The destructive practice has been depicted in films targeting young girls and teens (such as "Thirteen"). There is even a new genre of music - "emo" - associated with promoting the cutting culture.