throwaway3993
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Hi all,
I am currently a medical student but was looking at state licensing apps because I heard that some states may look into your health records. Long story short when I was 19 I abused MDMA and ended up being hospitilized and treated for possible bipolar disorder and substance abuse. I stopped doing any illegal drugs after the diagnosis and remained under treatment for BPD for about 2 years. I got a new psychiatrist who felt I was likely misdiagnosed and my main problem was substance abuse. at 21 I stopped being treated for BPD and as soon as I stopped taking those meds my life drastically improved, and I ended up working hard enough to get into medical school eventually. I am currently 27 have not had a single issue with substance abuse since 18 and have not been under treatment for any type of mental illness since 21. By the time I apply for my license there will be even more time.
On most of the state licensing apps I have seen it asks about this type of thing in the context of "in the past 5 years have you" but for New Mexico it asks about substance abuse in terms of ever in your entire life have you abused any drugs.
What happens when I say yes to that question? Will I not get licensed in that state? Is there a way I can be licensed in a different state that says "in the past 5 years" and then just transfer it to New Mexico without having to say to that question?
I am so embarrassed about what happened to me and regret my decisions every day. I genuinely do not have mental health issues and do not drink or do drugs. Nobody who meets me today would ever believe I made these decisions in my past.
I am currently a medical student but was looking at state licensing apps because I heard that some states may look into your health records. Long story short when I was 19 I abused MDMA and ended up being hospitilized and treated for possible bipolar disorder and substance abuse. I stopped doing any illegal drugs after the diagnosis and remained under treatment for BPD for about 2 years. I got a new psychiatrist who felt I was likely misdiagnosed and my main problem was substance abuse. at 21 I stopped being treated for BPD and as soon as I stopped taking those meds my life drastically improved, and I ended up working hard enough to get into medical school eventually. I am currently 27 have not had a single issue with substance abuse since 18 and have not been under treatment for any type of mental illness since 21. By the time I apply for my license there will be even more time.
On most of the state licensing apps I have seen it asks about this type of thing in the context of "in the past 5 years have you" but for New Mexico it asks about substance abuse in terms of ever in your entire life have you abused any drugs.
What happens when I say yes to that question? Will I not get licensed in that state? Is there a way I can be licensed in a different state that says "in the past 5 years" and then just transfer it to New Mexico without having to say to that question?
I am so embarrassed about what happened to me and regret my decisions every day. I genuinely do not have mental health issues and do not drink or do drugs. Nobody who meets me today would ever believe I made these decisions in my past.