National Clearance / Misuse of prescription drug

Hi everyone,

When the SF-86 asks: “In the past 7 years, have you intentionally engaged in the misuse of prescription drugs, regardless if the drugs were prescribed to you or someone else?”

I’m in college and I was prescribed adderall for ADHD/focusing. I gave 5 doses to a close friend who has previously taken adderall, is aware of the drug, is diagnosed with ADHD and was currently on the process of getting an adderall prescription. It happened 2 months before I got my CJO email, and it was a one time thing.

Is this a deal breaker for me?

The SF-86 question is focused solely on your personal use or misuse of prescription drugs, rather than any other disposition such as giving them away or selling them. Your instincts are sound though, because such redistribution of prescription drugs is something an investigator might want to take a closer look at if there are other issues that make it relevant. Be prepared to divulge it later, but my advice is that it’s unnecessary to do so now because it’s beyond the scope of the question.

What about for the question:

In the last seven (7) years, have you been involved in the illegal purchase, manufacture, cultivation, trafficking, production, transfer, shipping, receiving, handling or sale of any drug or controlled substance?

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Wouldn’t this be considered misuse of prescription medication?

You just answered your own question. “…transfer, shipping, receiving, handling…”
That sounds a lot like distribution of a controlled substance. Even if you’re not selling it for money. What you do about it is up to you. Do you trust your friend to not say anything?

I do, I would not give out adderall to anyone, I only gave it to him since he had prior experience with it and is diagnosed ADHD getting an adderall prescription. Yes I acknowledge it is wrong but I made a sound decision. I never sold it to students, never openly gave it out to anyone.

But the thing is they are going to go over my answers on the SF-86 during the polygraph so I can’t really divulge it

Yes this is required to be listed. The medication was prescribed to YOU for YOUR use therefore by giving them to someone else you MISUSED the medication. Also, you are not authorized to distribute medication so giving it to someone else was illegal.

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No you must divulge it. If it comes out on poly…trouble and you falsified an SF86. Hiding the transfer…is a different situation altogether because you are willing to falsify clearance paperwork. How old were you? How long ago was this? You could make an argument you were young, dumb stupid. And…if you asked your friend for a copy of his RX…it would support your story. If that part was just a story…don’t go there. And no more sharing