Anyone out there ever have counseling for drug and/or alcohol use and still be able to get a permit to acquire?
Thanks 
Kekoa, pay no attention to gongho. He's salty balls because his retarded poll got locked.
Never mind the feud between jayguns and Darmok, they just need to scrap.
It seems jayguns charges were somehow related to your original question.

I have a friend that was counseled for alcohol use.
He was NOT diagnosed as an alcoholic.
It seems that getting diagnosed as an alcoholic or drug addict counts as a mental illness.
If you are diagnosed as such, you will need to get a doctors clearance before you can own firearms.
If its just the kind of counseling that comes with DUI or domestic fallout, you're ok. It won't affect your ability to own firearms. (As long as you're not convicted of domestic violence or not a convicted felon)