Issue Encyclopedia · Guideline H · Drug Involvement
Unspecified Drug Involvement
What the decided record shows for this issue, computed from public DOHA hearing-level decisions. Descriptive history, not a prediction.
Official mitigating conditions cited
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 numbers of cases, not rates. Read what each condition says.
| Condition | In granted cases | In denied cases |
|---|---|---|
| ¶ 26(a) | 103 | 39 |
| ¶ 26(b) | 69 | 19 |
| ¶ 26(c) | 35 | 24 |
| ¶ 26(d) | 10 | 4 |
Circumstances 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 4 granted cases
- rehabilitation evidence · credited in 4 granted cases
- passage of time · credited in 2 granted cases
- abstinence period documented · credited in 1 granted case
Recent decided examples
- ISCR 06-26217.h1 granted · 2007The applicant in this case was a 28-year-old mechanical engineer employed by a defense contractor since June 2003, seeking to retain his security clearance. The allegations in the Statement of Reasons…
- ISCR 07-00968 granted · 2009The applicant in this case was a 36-year-old employee of a defense contractor who sought a security clearance. The allegations in the Statement of Reasons (SOR) involved concerns under Drug Involvemen…
- ISCR 24-01935 denied · 2025The applicant in this case was a 28-year-old employee of a defense contractor who applied for a security clearance on March 21, 2024. The Department of Defense issued a Statement of Reasons (SOR) on J…
- ISCR 20-01217.a1 denied · 2021The applicant in this case sought a security clearance but was denied by the Department of Defense (DoD) due to concerns under Guideline F (Financial Considerations) and Guideline H (Drug Involvement …
Related issues under Guideline H
- Marijuana · 3,175 cases
- Cocaine · 704 cases
- Drug Distribution / Dealing · 516 cases
- Stated Intent to Use Again · 492 cases
- Drug Test Failure · 369 cases
- Psilocybin / Hallucinogenic Mushrooms · 333 cases
For questions about how this issue has been treated on particular facts, the assistant searches the record, and the CASE Prep service provides a written, human-reviewed response. Descriptive research only: not legal advice or a prediction.