Excellent topic! I felt this sentence was so powerful: “We are in the [throes] of an opioid epidemic[,] and yet we have no qualms pumping children full of stimulants on a daily basis.” I agree completely with that assertion.
I think your tentative thesis was well thought out. I did notice an unfinished sentence at the end though… “The APA and AMA should come to a decision on this matter and not make drugs the.”
I also thought your outline was great and had very informative material. I learned a lot just from reading through it, especially about how the topic related to the military.
As far as your rough draft, I understand that you have other things going on, and I hope all is well for you.
After reading through what you had, I think