Drug Involvement is one of the 13 adjudicative criteria which could lead to the denial or revocation of a security clearance. Even so, marijuana and opioids continue to be a concern for many applicants.

While drug involvement can raise questions about loyalty, reliability, and ability to protect classified information for initial security clearance assessments, how do they validate drug use? Are drug tests required? How do you report drug usage?

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