Imagine a parallel world where children are exploring a vast playground of safety. They swing higher on the swings, climb to new heights on the jungle gym, and ride their bikes with joyous abandon. However, lurking in the shadows are two menacing figures: drugs and guns. In a recent study spanning from 2011 to 2021, researchers discovered that while overall injury rates have significantly decreased for American children, cases of gun deaths and drug overdoses have more than doubled. It’s as if these dark forces are creaping out from the shadows, endangering the lives of innocent youngsters. The findings are alarming and must be addressed with urgency.
America’s kids are safer now than a decade ago when it comes to many types of injury, with two glaring exceptions: drugs and guns. That’s the crux of a new study that looked at injury trends among U.S. children and teenagers between 2011 and 2021. It found that nonfatal…
Dr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Institute for the Future of Human Potential, where he leads the charge in pioneering Self-Enhancement Science for the Success of Society. With a keen interest in exploring the untapped potential of the human mind, Dr. Lowemann has dedicated his career to pushing the boundaries of human capabilities and understanding.
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