Public Trust and drugs 2 years ago during college?

SECURITY CLEARANCE Q&A
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Contractor here. I am applying for a public trust for VA and will be admitting to the following:

Marijuana use - Fewer than a dozen times from 05/2015 to 05/2019
Using someone else’s prescribed Adderall - 1 time in 5/2018
Cocaine use - 3 times from 10/2017 to 1/2019
LSD use - 2 times from 6/2017 to 2/2019

I graduated from college in 05/2019 and have since moved in with my parents in a different city so I am no longer in contact with the environment in which I have used drugs. I also explained my regret and intention in the SF85 form to never take any of these again. How good are my chances?

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Your use is likely too recent and you knowingly used illegal substances.

Also, regret is not a mitigator.

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Thanks for the insight. What if I just moved from California to Texas to begin my new job? Would that make any difference? My drug involvement took place within my fraternity and college and I have since disassociated with them as well.

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Hopefully this is not for a position with DEA.