Treatment for Alcoholism

[dannysdad]

Hypothetically, let's say that someone discloses on their application that they were treated for alcoholism 3 years ago and that they haven't touched a drop since then. Is that a dealbreaker? Is it something that could hold up the application process?

Thanks.

[seamusTX]

GC §411.173(e) The following constitutes evidence that a person has a psychiatric disorder or condition described by Subsection (d)(1):
(3) inpatient or residential substance abuse treatment in the preceding five-year period;
(4) diagnosis in the preceding five-year period by a licensed physician that the person is dependent on alcohol, a controlled substance, or a similar substance;
(f) Notwithstanding Subsection (d), a person who has previously been diagnosed as suffering from a psychiatric disorder or condition described by Subsection (d) or listed in Subsection (e) is not because of that disorder or condition incapable of exercising sound judgment with respect to the proper use and storage of a handgun if the person provides the department with a certificate from a licensed physician whose primary practice is in the field of psychiatry stating that the psychiatric disorder or condition is in remission and is not reasonably likely to develop at a future time.

I have no information about how this portion of the law works in actual practice.

- Jim