Prescription Opioid Misuse

Official mitigating conditions in play

The formal mitigating conditions (by official paragraph) that case profiles identified on this issue, in cases that were granted vs denied. Extracted for a subset of cases; counts are cases, not percentages of everything. Read what each condition says.

What judges credited in granted cases

Specific circumstances the judge expressly credited, among the granted cases on this issue where that detail was extracted (a subset of the record, so these are raw counts, not rates).

• acknowledgment and remorse · credited in 3 granted cases
• rehabilitation evidence · credited in 2 granted cases
• abstinence period documented · credited in 1 granted case
• voluntary disclosure before confrontation · credited in 1 granted case

Recent decided examples

• ISCR 17-02653 granted · 2019
  The applicant in this case was a 31-year-old electronics technician employed by a defense contractor, who had previously served in the U.S. Army. The Department of Defense (DOD) issued a Statement of …
• ISCR 22-00775 granted · 2023
  The applicant in this case submitted a Questionnaire for National Security Positions on October 23, 2020, and faced allegations under Guideline H concerning drug involvement and substance misuse. The …
• ISCR 17-03777 denied · 2019
  licant has made significant progress in her recovery journey. The applicant, a 36-year-old senior systems analyst for a Department of Defense contractor, sought a security clearance but faced allega…
• ISCR 17-04028 denied · 2019
  The applicant in this case was a 63-year-old research and development mechanic who had held a security clearance since 2003. The Department of Defense issued a Statement of Reasons (SOR) citing concer…

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Related issues under Guideline H

• Marijuana · 3,176 cases
• Unspecified Drug Involvement · 1,570 cases
• Cocaine · 709 cases
• Drug Distribution / Dealing · 513 cases
• Stated Intent to Use Again · 494 cases
• Drug Test Failure · 368 cases