Smoke hash ! , is this danger !? and must put it in Ds-260 !

[ginnyirishrose 16]

My mistake yes k1 visa they have to have another exam

[LORIEandPHIL 123]

My mistake yes k1 visa they have to have another exam

Another mistake, not all K1s need another medical exam.

[some128 1]

If anything, make sure to check with an attorney about your case. My advice is if you're currently smoking, you need to make a decision to stop immediately from now until the day you do a medical check up. If you can't stop, you'll face the consequences according to the US immigration law.

[Ning 619]

If anything, make sure to check with an attorney about your case. My advice is if you're currently smoking, you need to make a decision to stop immediately from now until the day you do a medical check up. If you can't stop, you'll face the consequences according to the US immigration law.

I fail to see why a lawyer would be able to help other than to state the obvious which has been indicated here many times.

[some128 1]

I just think that if he fits into the categories for drug addict and doesn't know how to explain his case, he can talk to an attorney for advice.

[KokiLulu 8]

But the question is "Have you ever been a drug addict?" Which is different from consuming recreationally, yes?

 

That is an excellent point. You must pay close attention to the question being asked. Are you a drug addict. If someone uses marijuana or hashish recreationally does that make them an addict? If someone drinks recreationally does that make them an alcoholic. If the question were have you ever been an alcoholic...you wouldn't say yes just because you have a couple of beers on the weekend. So is someone an addict because they smoke occasionally? If the answer is no, then it is not a lie to say no. If the question says "have you ever done illegal drugs" then that is another story.

Edited July 11, 2015 by Ryan H

[Ning 619]

That is an excellent point. You must pay close attention to the question being asked. Are you a drug addict. If someone uses marijuana or hashish recreationally does that make them an addict? If someone drinks recreationally does that make them an alcoholic. If the question were have you ever been an alcoholic...you wouldn't say yes just because you have a couple of beers on the weekend. So is someone an addict because they smoke occasionally? If the answer is no, then it is not a lie to say no. If the question says "have you ever done illegal drugs" then that is another story.

The point is really about drug use & its relationship to approval. USCIS isn't going to debate the issue.

Which question do you think they ask?

[Adrian-Gloria 43]

On my medical they had me check a yes or no box for: "Have you ever tried any drugs, marihuana, cocaine, etc"..... Guess which box I checked.

[Karmalious 50]

Correction thats marijuana hashish is not legal anywhere you're just going to get busted if you really want to come over here you need to stay clean and sober

Correction thats marijuana hashish is not legal anywhere you're just going to get busted if you really want to come over here you need to stay clean and sober

This is incorrect. All forms of cannabis are currently legal her in Colorado.

This includes:

Flower Marijuana - THC levels approaching 21-28%

Kief, hash, wax - THC levels approaching 60-70%

Pot Brownies/Cookies,Sodas - upwards of 300mg of THC per serving

Shatter/Glass - THC levels approaching 95-97%

[Karmalious 50]

But the question is "Have you ever been a drug addict?" Which is different from consuming recreationally, yes?

Currently, there is not much medical tolerance for recreational drug usage. This goes for federal legal issues also.

Being an addict, is not something as simple as "I cannot stop". Often times, the simple fact of consuming on regular basis can be considered, can lead to someone falling into the classification of "Drug-Use disorder" or "Drug-induced disorder". So when it comes to things like federal-level evaluation, people will often get the short end of the stick.

The DMS or "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders" defines the following:

Substance Use Disorder in DSM-5 combines the DSM-IV categories of substance abuse and substance dependence into a single disorder measured on a continuum from mild to severe. Each specific substance (other than caffeine, which cannot be diagnosed as a substance use disorder) is addressed as a separate use disorder (e.g., alcohol use disorder, stimulant use disorder, etc.), but nearly all substances are diagnosed based on the same overarching criteria. In this overarching disorder, the criteria have not only been combined, but strengthened. Whereas a diagnosis of substance abuse previously required only one symptom, mild substance use disorder in DSM-5 requires two to three symptoms from a list of 11. Drug craving will be added to the list, and problems with law enforcement will be eliminated because of cultural considerations that make the criteria difficult to apply internationally. In DSM-IV, the distinction between abuse and dependence was based on the concept of abuse as a mild or early phase and dependence as the more severe manifestation. In practice, the abuse criteria were sometimes quite severe. The revised substance use disorder, a single diagnosis, will better match the symptoms that patients experience. Additionally, the diagnosis of dependence caused much confusion. Most people link dependence with “addiction” when in fact dependence can be a normal body response to a substance.

Addictive Disorders: Addictive Disorders The chapter also includes gambling disorder as the sole condition in a new category on behavioral addictions. DSM-IV listed pathological gambling but in a different chapter. This new term and its location in the new manual reflect research findings that gambling disorder is similar to substance-related disorders in clinical expression, brain origin, comorbidity, physiology, and treatment. Recognition of these commonalities will help people with gambling disorder get the treatment and services they need, and others may better understand the challenges that individuals face in overcoming this disorder. While gambling disorder is the only addictive disorder included in DSM-5 as a diagnosable condition, Internet gaming disorder will be included in Section III of the manual. Disorders listed there require further research before their consideration as formal disorders. This condition is included to reflect the scientific literature on persistent and recurrent use of Internet games, and a preoccupation with them, can result in clinically significant impairment or distress. Much of this literature comes from studies in Asian countries. The condition criteria do not include general use of the Internet, gambling, or social media at this time.

As I mention in my previous posts on this thread. For those of us, like the OP and myself who are entangled on the issue of DUI or Drug use. It is IMPERATIVE that you read through:

1. Technical Instructions for Panel Physician and Civic Surgeons

2. DSM protocols for Subustance use and substance addiction

REFERENCE LINKS:

1. TECHNICAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR PANEL PHYSICIANS: updated 2015 : http://www.cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/pdf/mental-health-pp-ti.pdf

2. DSM (DSM IV 4) - Substance Abuse : https://www.partners.org/Assets/Documents/Graduate-Medical-Education/SubstanceB.pdf

3. DSM (DSM V 5) - Substance related and addictive disorders: http://www.dsm5.org/documents/substance%20use%20disorder%20fact%20sheet.pdf

The DSM is a nationally recognized evidence-based criteria for mental disorders. This manual is used by all psychiatric physicians in the United States when determining if a mental disorder exists.

[Boiler 45,541]

I live in the great State of Colorado and not that far from Breckenridge that featured in a recent CNN series on MJ.

But immigration law is Federal and sounds like at 19 he is a major user. at least.

[zatarra 1]

I'm not trying to start any arguments. I'm just advising, as all of you would also probably advise, make sure you know what you're talking about before posting any info. If you don't know, then don't comment. In terms of drugs, I can see there are already some well informed people chiming in on this thread. Let's not make anybody feel like they're an addict or they have a drug problem. That is so far out of our range of judgement. Let's just try to make the OP and anybody else reading this thread be aware of what to expect when it comes to drug-use and your medical examination for immigration to the US. That's what we want to know. What drugs we may have used in the past is nobody's business.

My two cents, anyway.

I do have a question though. Will they, or do they have to do a drug test at the medical examination? Or is this up to the doctor giving the exam?

[Cathi 5,755]

I'm not trying to start any arguments. I'm just advising, as all of you would also probably advise, make sure you know what you're talking about before posting any info. If you don't know, then don't comment. In terms of drugs, I can see there are already some well informed people chiming in on this thread. Let's not make anybody feel like they're an addict or they have a drug problem. That is so far out of our range of judgement. Let's just try to make the OP and anybody else reading this thread be aware of what to expect when it comes to drug-use and your medical examination for immigration to the US. That's what we want to know. What drugs we may have used in the past is nobody's business.

My two cents, anyway.

I do have a question though. Will they, or do they have to do a drug test at the medical examination? Or is this up to the doctor giving the exam?

yes they absolutely 100% do drug testing. There have been many threads about people who have been denied for having illegal drugs in their system, it is not uncommon for it to happen.

[Transborderwife 4,666]

What drugs we may have used in the past is nobody's business.

It's obviously USCIS business

[Ryan H 3,812]

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