Changing the Focus

When initially planning this story, I was very intrigued at the diagnosis process of ADHD in patients. It seemed, to me at least, that it was a very inconsistent process. Why did psychiatrists have the seemingly utter freedom to prescribe this incredibly powerful substance in Adderall, a amphetamine based brain stimulant, to children with a simple question-answer session?

To me, this seemed slightly ludicrous. It seems in all other facets of life, children are protected, screened and given a more cautious approach. To me the medical field should be no different. But in this case, it is. However the problem is this is my opinion, and I feel if I were to focus my story on that aspect of the problem, or as of now a perceived problem, I would have my opinion enter the story too much. If I was to face this challenge I would need more time for the story.

And so now, I am shifting my focus to the story of two students on campus, and telling their stories of their experiences with the process of discovering the condition, and discovering the answers to it. But their stories, like many others on campus, are interesting in the fact that they discovered the pill illegally and bought it from fellow students on campus.

I feel that this focus is more centered around the K-State community and for this assignment, it is more appropriate.