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New Mexico Academy Drug Screening Protocol

  1. Any use of marijuana or hashish within 12 months of application is disqualifying.
  2. Any use of barbiturates, mushrooms, psilocybin, “rave or designer drugs” (poppers, ecstasy, rush, oxy 5, candy flip, etc.) within 2 years of application is disqualifying.
  3. Any use of cocaine within 3 years of application is disqualifying.
  4. Any use of crank, speed, methamphetamine, solvents (glue, paint, etc.) LSD or PCP within 5 years of application is disqualifying.
  5. Any use of heroin or opiates within 10 years of application is disqualifying.
  6. Any use of steroids within 18 months of application is disqualifying.
  7. No more than 5 times experimental use of any combination of any controlled substance, other than marijuana, over ones lifetime is disqualifying.
  8. Sale or distribution of any illegal substance for yourself or others is disqualifying.
  9. Any use of any illegal substance while employed as a law enforcement officer or correctional officer is disqualifying.
  10. Any DWI must be older than 5 years and no more than 2 over ones lifetime prior to application. However, this is considered on a case by case basis. ANY AGGRAVATED DWI IS AUTOMATIC DISQUALIFICATION.
  11. Falsified or omitted information from application is disqualifying.
  12. Any drugs and/or any crimes committed as a juvenile shall be open for panel review.
 



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