# How to mitigate drug use in the past 2 years? **URL:** \ **Category:** SECURITY CLEARANCE Q&A\ **Created:** [August 31, 2017, 12:36am UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/how-to-mitigate-drug-use-in-the-past-2-years/1987 "2017-08-31T00:36:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Teemo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/22d042/32.png) [@Teemo](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/Teemo)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2017, 12:36am UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/how-to-mitigate-drug-use-in-the-past-2-years/1987/1 "2017-08-31T00:36:59Z")
A few months ago I was denied a public trust after admitting to using marijuana twice, 7 months before filling out my e qip. I plan to reapply for public trust or a clearance of some sort as soon as realistically possible, which would be next spring, putting the drug use within a 2 year range. I realize they only ask about drug history a year into the past, but they’ll obviously know about my use since I’ll have to include being denied a public trust. Even though it was only 2 uses, will they potentially ask for an interview to probe more into my history? Will they look for any mitigating factors other than time, such as a rehabilitation program? Is there anything else I should do (other than not use) in order to be best prepared to receive a favorable adjudication? ---
**Author:** ![Marko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/marko/32/103_2.png) [@Marko](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/Marko)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2017, 12:54am UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/how-to-mitigate-drug-use-in-the-past-2-years/1987/2 "2017-08-31T00:54:47Z")
Read the mitigating conditions for Drug Involvement section: [http://www.dhra.mil/Portals/52/Documents/perserec/ADR\_Version\_4.pdf](http://www.dhra.mil/Portals/52/Documents/perserec/ADR_Version_4.pdf)