ABEAD - Associação Brasileira de Estudo do Álcool e outras Drogas

What ABEAD - Associação Brasileira de Estudo do Álcool e outras Drogas does

ABEAD (Associação Brasileira de Estudos do Álcool e outras Drogas) is a Brazilian non-profit professional association founded in 1978 (originally as ABEAA) with over 45 years of operation in alcohol, drug, and behavioral dependency studies. Headquartered in Porto Alegre, Brazil, with approximately 10 employees, the organization serves healthcare professionals, students, educators, and addiction treatment clinics across Brazil and abroad (with documented members in the US and Spain).

The association's core products include a tiered annual membership platform (Professional Health at R$418/year, Graduate Student at R$264/year, Postgraduate Student at R$330/year, plus undisclosed Technical, Professor, and Other Higher Education Professional tiers), a professional certification program that awards a quality seal to addiction treatment specialists, an annual scientific congress (2025 edition titled 'Rotas e Desafios na Prevenção e Tratamento'), a curated library of free books and scientific articles, a searchable professional directory, and the Observatório Nicotina Não Combina! — a tobacco control observatory platform. Underlying technology is a conventional web-based membership management system (associacoes.softaliza.com.br) integrated with an event registration platform (iweventos.com.br), with content distribution across Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram.

ABEAD's business model is a hybrid of recurring subscription revenue (annual membership dues), transactional event revenue (congress and workshop registrations, often discounted for members), and one-time publication sales (books and educational materials). The go-to-market is community-led and event-driven: membership acquisition occurs through the website, with annual congresses and regional events serving as primary demand-generation channels. In 2025, the organization signed strategic partnerships with the Government of Paraná (teacher training under 'Junho Paraná Sem Drogas 2025'), PUC Rio, and the Prefeitura de Volta Redonda, and an Extraordinary General Assembly is scheduled for August 2026 to add 'prevention' to its mission and 'nicotine' to its title, signaling a formal repositioning toward prevention and tobacco control.

Name

ABEAD - Associação Brasileira de Estudo do Álcool e outras Drogas

Legal name

Associação Brasileira de Estudos do Álcool e outras Drogas

Website

https://abead.com.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ABEAD is a Brazilian non-profit professional association founded in 1978 that serves healthcare professionals, students, and educators in alcohol, drug, and behavioral dependency studies through tiered memberships, professional certification, an annual congress, a scientific library, and a professional directory.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Benefit Management (HLAEAHAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Health Literacy (Navigating Care, Medication, Preventive Info) (EDAAAAAF)

Keywords

• Addiction medicine association
• Professional certification programs
• Substance use research
• Continuing medical education
• Behavioral health membership

Headquarters

HQ city

Porto Alegre

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Annual Membership Fees: ABEAD generates primary revenue through tiered annual membership subscriptions with different pricing categories for healthcare professionals, students, professors, and other educational professionals. Plans range from R$ 264.00/year for undergraduate students to R$ 418.00/year for professional health plans.
2. Event Revenue: The organization earns revenue through congress and event registrations, including their annual ABEAD Congress and various online and in-person educational events with discounted rates for members.
3. Publication Sales: ABEAD publishes and sells books and educational materials on topics related to alcohol, drugs, and behavioral dependencies, including works by association members and collaborative publications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ABEAD is a non-profit professional membership association that delivers tiered annual subscriptions to healthcare professionals, students, professors and addiction technicians. Members gain access to professional certification with quality seal, the annual Congresso ABEAD and supplementary educational events, a free digital library of books, articles and clinical guidelines, a searchable national directory of certified addiction specialists, and the Observatório Nicotina Não Combina! tobacco-control observatory.

Product overview

ABEAD is a nonprofit professional association with over 45 years of activity, offering a unified membership platform that connects professionals working in alcohol and drug addiction studies and treatment. The organization's portfolio centers on professional certification, educational events (including an annual congress), a knowledge library with free books and scientific articles, an online professional directory, and the Observatório Nicotina Não Combina platform focused on tobacco control. Members access networking, exclusive materials, training courses, event discounts, and professional certification through tiered membership plans.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Associação e Rede de Profissionais (Professional Membership Network) Tiered annual membership program that connects addiction-studies professionals in Brazil, providing exclusive content, event discounts, networking opportunities, and a national directory listing.
• Planos de Associação (Membership Plans) Multiple tiered annual subscription plans targeted at different professional categories: Professional Health (R$ 418/year), Undergraduate Student (R$ 264/year), Postgraduate Student (R$ 330/year), Addiction Technician, Professor, and Other Higher Education Professionals.
• Congresso ABEAD (Annual Congress) Annual national congress gathering addiction-studies professionals for scientific exchange on prevention and treatment of substance use and behavioral dependencies, with discounted registration for ABEAD members.
• Certificação Profissional ABEAD Professional certification program for members based on technical evaluation criteria, granting a quality seal for professionals working with Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions in Brazil.
• Observatório Nicotina Não Combina! Information and policy observatory dedicated to collecting, analyzing, and disseminating data on nicotine use and tobacco control in support of Brazil's National Tobacco Control Policy.
• Biblioteca (Livros e Artigos Científicos) Free digital library of books, scientific articles, recommended readings, and clinical intervention materials available for download by members and the general public.
• Diretório de Profissionais Associados (Find a Professional) Searchable online directory of ABEAD-certified addiction-treatment professionals filterable by state/region, connecting patients and referrers with qualified specialists across Brazil and abroad.
• ABEAD Publications (Books and Educational Materials) Sale of books and educational materials authored by association members and collaborators on alcohol, drugs, and behavioral dependencies, offered with discounts to members.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Government of ParanácoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025ABEAD signed a partnership with the Government of Paraná to provide free professional training for public school teachers under the 'Junho Paraná Sem Drogas 2025' campaign. This initiative addresses new forms of addiction and extends the association's reach into educational prevention programs.
• PUC Rio (Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025ABEAD partnered with PUC Rio to host events on mental health, prevention, and addiction treatment in Volta Redonda. The collaboration combines academic resources with ABEAD's professional expertise in addiction studies.
• Prefeitura de Volta RedondaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025The municipal government of Volta Redonda, through its Health Secretary, partnered with ABEAD and PUC Rio to host a comprehensive event on mental health, prevention, and addiction treatment.
• ISSuP (International Society of Substance Use Professionals)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerABEAD offers free membership registration through ISSuP's platform, connecting Brazilian professionals with international resources and the global addiction treatment community.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ISSuP - International Society of Substance Use Professionals: Global professional association for the substance use treatment and prevention workforce. Directly comparable to ABEAD in mission (credentialing, networking, knowledge dissemination for SUD professionals) and already formally partnered via free membership reciprocity.
• ASAM - American Society of Addiction Medicine: US-based medical professional society for physicians specializing in addiction medicine. Highly comparable to ABEAD in offering clinical guidelines, professional certification, an annual conference, and continuing education for SUD practitioners, though at a larger scale.
• ABP - Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria: Brazilian Psychiatric Association — the national society for psychiatrists in Brazil. Comparable as a domestic professional membership body serving a closely overlapping clinician base (psychiatrists treat SUD), running congresses, certification, and continuing education.
• CPDD - College on Problems of Drug Dependence: Oldest and largest US-based organization dedicated to advancing substance use science and policy. Comparable as a drug-dependence-focused professional association running an annual scientific meeting, journals, and researcher networking — closely parallel to ABEAD's research-dissemination mission.

Regional players

• EUROPAD - European Federation of Addiction Societies: European umbrella federation for national addiction societies. Comparable as an addiction-focused professional membership umbrella, but operates across Europe rather than Brazil, making it a regional/international peer rather than direct competitor.
• APAD - Associação Portuguesa de Alcoologia: Portuguese Alcoology Association — Portugal's national professional society on alcohol and addiction studies. Comparable as a Lusophone/regional peer focused on the same domain, with a similar congress, certification, and professional development model, but serving Portugal rather than Brazil.

Broad incumbents

• APA - American Psychiatric Association: US national psychiatric professional society. Comparable as a large, established psychiatric membership organization offering certification, journals, and annual meetings, but with a broader specialty focus and much greater scale than ABEAD.
• Conselho Federal de Psicologia (CFP): Brazilian Federal Council of Psychology — national regulatory and professional body for psychologists. Comparable as a Brazilian professional membership/regulatory institution serving psychologists, many of whom are also ABEAD members, and providing certification, ethics code, and continuing education infrastructure.
• AMB - Associação Médica Brasileira: Brazilian Medical Association — the umbrella body for all physicians in Brazil. Comparable as a broader incumbent professional association with overlapping membership audience, certification influence, and congress franchise, but covers all medical specialties rather than addiction specifically.

Emerging players

• UNIFESP/UNIAD - Unidade de Pesquisa em Álcool e Drogas: Brazilian academic research unit at UNIFESP specializing in alcohol and drug studies. Comparable in topical focus (SUD research and training in Brazil), serves a similar professional audience, and is referenced by ABEAD leadership (Sabrina Presman's training background), but operates as an academic research unit rather than a membership association.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/abead
• Instagraminstagram.com/abead_oficial

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

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