ASUD

Name

ASUD

Legal name

ASUD (Autosupport des Usagers de Drogues)

Website

https://asud.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Harm Reduction Advocacy

NAICS

Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations) (813990), Business Associations (813910)

akta.pro primary industry

Substance Use, Addiction & Harm Reduction Health Departments (HLAJAAAM)

Keywords

• Harm reduction advocacy
• Drug user rights
• Peer-led support
• Addiction education
• Drug policy reform

Headquarters

HQ city

France

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Association membership and donations: ASUD is a loi 1901 non-profit association in France. Revenue is derived from membership fees, donations, and likely public health funding allocations for harm-reduction activities. The organization's founding in 1992 was supported by the Agence Française de Lutte contre le Sida (AFLS), a government-linked body.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

ASUD is a peer-led French non-profit association that advocates for the rights and dignity of people who use drugs, delivers harm reduction information, and campaigns for drug policy reform. It operates through its quarterly ASUD Journal, the EGUS national conference series, a free online MOOC on addictions, and informational resources on new psychoactive substances and Hepatitis C.

Product overview

ASUD (Autosupport des Usagers de Drogues) is a French nonprofit organization founded in 1992 that advocates for drug users' rights and harm reduction. The organization operates primarily through its publication arm (ASUD Journal), organizes the États Généraux des Usagers de Substances (EGUS) conferences, and delivers educational programs including the MOOC "Les Addictions en 6 Clés". ASUD also produces information resources on new psychoactive substances (NPS) and Hepatitis C (VHC) for people who use drugs. The organization focuses on reducing risks, defending users' rights, and changing drug policies in France.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ASUD Journal: The organization's journal publication covering drug use, harm reduction, and user rights topics
• EGUS (Etats Généraux des Usagers de Substances)
• MOOC Les Addictions en 6 Clés

Products and services

• ASUD Journal ASUD's flagship periodical publication covering drug user rights, harm reduction, substitution treatments (OST/TAO), VHC/HIV, drug policy, chemsex, new psychoactive substances, and citizenship. Published periodically since 1992, with print copies sold via the ASUD online boutique and digital versions available for free download.
• EGUS (États Généraux des Usagers de Substances) Annual General States conference series (États Généraux des Usagers de Substances) bringing together drug users, healthcare professionals, and policymakers to discuss substitution treatments, harm reduction, and user rights. Multiple editions held since 2004 as a national platform for drug user advocacy and policy discussion.
• MOOC "Les Addictions en 6 Clés" Free online course on addictions organized around six key modules, offered annually with open free registration. Now in its 8th edition (September 2023), it provides accessible education on addiction, harm reduction, and substitution treatments to drug users, healthcare professionals, social workers, and the general public.
• Information Sheets on NPS (Nouveaux Produits de Synthèse) Information fact sheets on new psychoactive substances (NPS) providing drug safety information to people who use drugs, covering emerging substances and their risks.
• VHC (Hepatitis C) Information Resources Information resources related to Hepatitis C (VHC) targeting people who use drugs, including journal archives, prevention materials, and treatment access information.

Quantifiable outcome

• Founded 1992 — first French drug user association; over 66 journal issues published; 13+ EGUS conferences held

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Techno+minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2023ASUD participated alongside Techno+, CIRC, Norml France, and Cannabis Sans Frontières in a joint session at the French National Assembly in September 2023 to provide stakeholder input on the proposed bill for decriminalization of drug use.
• CIRCminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2023ASUD participated alongside Techno+, CIRC, Norml France, and Cannabis Sans Frontières at the French National Assembly to provide input on the decriminalization bill.
• Norml FranceminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2023ASUD participated alongside Techno+, CIRC, Norml France, and Cannabis Sans Frontières at the French National Assembly to provide input on the decriminalization bill.
• Cannabis Sans FrontièresminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2023ASUD participated alongside Techno+, CIRC, Norml France, and Cannabis Sans Frontières at the French National Assembly to provide input on the decriminalization bill.
• Collectif pour une nouvelle politique des drogues (CNPD)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2023CNPD is a coalition of ~15 organizations including ASUD that launched a public petition for a law to end sanctions for simple drug consumption, presented to the French National Assembly. ASUD co-hosted a live broadcast on YouTube with CNPD and partners Fédération Addiction and INSERM for the Support Don't Punish campaign.
• Fédération AddictioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2023Fédération Addiction (represented by Marie Ongün Rombaldi) co-participated with ASUD in a live YouTube broadcast on the Support Don't Punish campaign, providing expert commentary on addiction policy alongside ASUD and INSERM.
• INSERM (Marie Jauffret Roustide)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2023INSERM researcher Marie Jauffret Roustide co-participated with ASUD in a live broadcast on drug policy, providing scientific evidence alongside the organization's advocacy perspective during the Support Don't Punish campaign.
• A.P.A.R.T.S.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerASUD was hosted on A.P.A.R.T.S.'s stand at the Forum des Associations (November–December 1992), a major HIV prevention event at the Jeu de Paume in Paris. A.P.A.R.T.S. provided logistical support enabling ASUD's public debut alongside ~40 other associations.
• CRIPS Ile-de-FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRIPS Ile-de-France provided logistical support for the first EGUS (États Généraux des Usagers de la Substitution) in 2004, organized jointly by Act Up-Paris and ASUD. CRIPS also hosted the press conference at Tour Montparnasse.
• Act Up-PariscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAct Up-Paris co-organized the first EGUS (EGUS 1) with ASUD in June 2004, representing a joint initiative by two major advocacy organizations in the French harm reduction and HIV/AIDS space.
• Fédération Française d'AddictologiecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFédération Française d'Addictologie organized the Audition Publique 2.0 on harm reduction in April 2016, an event that was broadcast live online and involved ASUD as a key stakeholder representing the voice of drug users.
• AIDEScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIDES, France's major HIV/hepatitis association, has partnered with ASUD on chemsex harm reduction materials and runs the Spot community health center in Paris's 3rd arrondissement (contact: 06 29 82 52 99). AIDES also operates a 24/7 hotline (01 77 93 97 77) and WhatsApp line for chemsex support.
• Kiosque Info SidacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKiosque Info Sida partnered with AIDES to produce two chemsex information brochures distributed by ASUD as part of its harm reduction education mission.
• CCLA (Citoyens Comme Les Autres, Belgium)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCLA was founded in Belgium inspired by ASUD, drawing on the European Interest Group of Drug Users. ASUD saluted the creation of CCLA as a Francophone expansion of the drug user auto-support movement, marking cross-border collaboration.
• Safe (association)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSafe manages syringe exchange programs and conducts analysis of used syringes to track drug injection patterns, including cathinone use in France. ASUD references Safe's data in its harm reduction reporting on chemsex and new psychoactive substances.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• AIDES: France's largest HIV/hepatitis community association; operates the Spot community health center in Paris and a 24/7 chemsex hotline. ASUD and AIDES co-produce harm-reduction materials and jointly campaign on drug-user rights, making AIDES the closest large-scale peer in the French harm-reduction ecosystem.
• Fédération Addiction: French federation of addiction professionals and organizations; participated alongside ASUD in the Support Don't Punish broadcast. Works in adjacent harm-reduction and substitution treatment space with broader institutional membership.
• Act Up-Paris: Paris-based HIV/AIDS advocacy organization that co-organized the first EGUS with ASUD in 2004. Operates in overlapping HIV/drug-user policy space with confrontational advocacy tactics, making it a structurally comparable peer.
• Fédération Française d'Addictologie: Organized the Audition Publique 2.0 on harm reduction in 2016 with ASUD as a key stakeholder. A clinical and scientific federation that bridges ASUD's peer-led perspective with professional addiction treatment.
• SOS Hépatites: French hepatitis-focused patient association overlapping ASUD's VHC information work for people who inject drugs. Operates in the same policy space on hepatitis prevention among drug users.
• Kiosque Info Sida: French HIV/hepatitis information association partnering with AIDES on chemsex brochures distributed by ASUD. Overlaps with ASUD in harm-reduction information dissemination for key populations.
• Safe (association): French harm-reduction association managing syringe exchange programs and analyzing injection drug trends; ASUD references Safe's data on cathinone use and chemsex. Operates in directly overlapping harm-reduction evidence space.

Emerging players

• CCLA (Citoyens Comme Les Autres): Belgian Francophone drug-user auto-support association founded inspired by ASUD and the European Interest Group of Drug Users. A direct peer model export — same peer-led approach, same target population, different geography.

Broad incumbents

• Médecins du Monde: Large international medical NGO active in France on harm reduction among people who use drugs; broader health-and-human-rights scope but overlapping drug-user programs and policy advocacy positioning.
• EuroNPUD (European Network of People Who Use Drugs): European-level peer network of drug-user organizations; ASUD has been referenced in connection with this network. The supranational peer body that ASUD is plugged into, enabling cross-border coalition work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ASUDTV
• Facebookfacebook.com/ASUDJournal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/asud-autosupport

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