### Question
How does GENERAL PROGRAM OF ASSISTED HOUSING define currently engaging in the illegal use of a controlled substance?


### Answer
Under *42 U.S.C. § 1437d*, **currently engaging in the illegal use of a controlled substance** is defined as:

> the illegal use of a controlled substance that occurred recently enough to justify a reasonable belief that an applicant's illegal use of a controlled substance is current or that continuing illegal use of a controlled substance by the applicant is a real and ongoing problem

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 1437d*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 8-LOW-INCOME HOUSING > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROGRAM OF ASSISTED HOUSING**

