# Alcohol treatment **URL:** \ **Category:** SECURITY CLEARANCE Q&A\ **Created:** [October 18, 2019, 11:41pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/alcohol-treatment/8750 "2019-10-18T23:41:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jack\_Stone](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/jack_stone/32/435_2.png) [@Jack\_Stone](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/Jack_Stone)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2019, 11:41pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/alcohol-treatment/8750/1 "2019-10-18T23:41:31Z")
I have a question about alcohol treatment and obtaining a security clearance. Last year, I decided to seek counseling for alcohol and spent about 3 months with a therapist. The treatment wasn’t court ordered or recommended by anyone like a spouse of family member. It’s been one year now since my sobriety and life is great. A job offer has come along that may require me to obtain a security clearance. Would alcohol treatment a year ago stand in the way of obtaining one? Thank you ---
**Author:** ![sideshowbob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@sideshowbob](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/sideshowbob)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2019, 4:50am UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/alcohol-treatment/8750/2 "2019-10-19T04:50:19Z")
I’m not an adjudicator but I don’t think you would have too much to worry about. Voluntarily treatment can be looked at favorably. If you have arrests involving alcohol then it would be a different story.