RUSFELTETS HOVEDORGANISASJON

What RUSFELTETS HOVEDORGANISASJON does

Rusfeltets Hovedorganisasjon (RHO), founded in 1991 and commonly translated as the Norwegian Confederation of Addiction, is a non-profit membership confederation operating from Nedre Slottsgate 7, Oslo. It is described as Norway's largest and most representative body in the addiction field, uniting ~159 member organizations that collectively deliver approximately 6,000 FTEs of treatment, prevention, rehabilitation, research, and harm reduction services nationwide. The organization is politically neutral and advocates for improved organizational, professional, and economic conditions for addiction services through unified representation in policy discussions.

Name

RUSFELTETS HOVEDORGANISASJON

Legal name

Rusfeltets hovedorganisasjon

Website

https://rusfeltet.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Rusfeltets Hovedorganisasjon is Norway's largest addiction-sector confederation, founded 1991, representing ~159 member organizations across treatment, prevention, rehabilitation, research, and harm reduction, funded by membership fees and operated from Oslo by a 7-person staff.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Addiction Treatment and Prevention Advocacy

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Substance Use Disorder Prevention & Recovery Services (BPAGACAE)

Keywords

• Addiction treatment services
• Substance abuse prevention
• Harm reduction services
• Membership advocacy organization
• Rehabilitation and recovery

Headquarters

HQ city

Oslo

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Primary revenue from membership fees charged to ~159 member organizations which include treatment facilities, prevention services, rehabilitation programs, research institutions, and harm reduction organizations across Norway.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Rusfeltets Hovedorganisasjon is a non-profit membership confederation that represents approximately 159 Norwegian organizations providing substance addiction treatment, prevention, rehabilitation, research, and harm reduction services. It delivers advocacy, knowledge sharing, professional development, and member services through a national network, an annual conference, a knowledge base with an AI chatbot, a podcast, and a member job board.

Product overview

RUSFELTETS HOVEDORGANISASJON (Norwegian Confederation of Addiction) is a membership organization, not a technology product company. The organization provides a website platform serving 157 member organizations and approximately 200 services. Its digital offerings include: RUSPÅVIRKET podcast (professional content on addiction topics), RHO-BOT (AI chatbot for knowledge queries), a Kunnskapsbase (knowledge base), a Ledige Stillinger job board for members, and organization of professional conferences like Fagkonferansen. The organization functions as Norway's largest confederation for addiction-related organizations, focusing on treatment, prevention, rehabilitation, research, and harm reduction.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ruspåvirket Podcast A podcast series produced by Rusfeltets Hovedorganisasjon that provides professional content on substance addiction topics, aimed at practitioners, members, and the wider Norwegian addiction field.
• RHO-BOT AI Assistant An AI-powered chatbot assistant that answers questions about substance addiction topics using the organization's knowledge base, designed for users seeking information from the federation's curated resources.
• Kunnskapsbase (Knowledge Base) A comprehensive online knowledge base providing information about substance addiction, available to members and the public seeking authoritative knowledge on addiction topics.
• Ledige Stillinger (Job Board) A job posting service available to member organizations to advertise vacancies in the addiction field, with per-advertisement fees for non-members.
• Fagkonferansen (Annual Professional Conference) Annual professional conference organized by Rusfeltets Hovedorganisasjon for members and addiction-field professionals, covering current topics in addiction treatment and prevention.
• Medlemsaktiviteter (Member Activities Platform) An online platform showcasing activities and events organized by member organizations across Norway, supporting member engagement and visibility.

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• ArendalsukaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual participation in Arendalsuka political festival, including hosting an 'Open Russian scene' (Åpen russcene) as part of the confederation's political advocacy activities.
• Thon Hotel StorominorOthersConference venue partner for the annual professional conference (Fagkonferansen) held in Oslo.
• Polyfon-konferansenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on the Polyfon music therapy conference organized by Universitetet i Bergen (UiB) and Høgskulen på Vestlandet (HVL), focusing on music therapy in the addiction field.
• Ukom (Nasjonal enhet for psykisk helsearbeid)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on reports regarding coordination challenges for patients with co-occurring mental health and addiction disorders (ROP-lidelser).

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• EMCDDA (European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction): EU agency providing data and analysis on the European drug situation; comparable as an institutional knowledge and reference body for the addiction field that influences national policy where RHO and its members operate.

Direct peers

• Alcohol Change UK: UK-based charity tackling alcohol harm through advocacy, research, and member engagement; directly comparable as a national membership-driven non-profit addressing substance-use issues in an English-speaking market.
• Blå Kors Norge: Major Norwegian addiction treatment and care charity; directly comparable as a non-profit organization delivering and representing addiction services in Norway, and itself an RHO member organization.
• Addaction: One of the UK's largest addiction charities, providing treatment and influencing policy; directly comparable as a national non-profit operating across prevention, treatment, and harm reduction in the addiction field.
• Actis – Rusfeltets samarbeidsorgan: Norwegian alcohol and drug policy NGO advocating on substance-use issues; directly comparable as a membership-style Norwegian organization working in the addiction field and overlapping in advocacy and policy influence.
• KoRus-sentrene (Kompetansesentrene for rusfeltet): Norwegian network of government-supported competence centers for the addiction field; directly comparable as an organization providing knowledge, training, and resources to addiction service providers in Norway.
• Fagrådet for rusfeltet i Oslo: Oslo-based advocacy NGO representing addiction services in the capital region; directly comparable as a Norwegian advocacy and coordination body for the addiction field serving similar member organizations.

Broad incumbents

• International Society of Substance Use Prevention and Treatment Professionals (ISSUP): International membership body for substance-use prevention and treatment professionals; broadly comparable as a higher-level umbrella organization aggregating addiction professionals, with overlapping knowledge dissemination and training functions.
• National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD): Established US advocacy organization addressing alcoholism and drug dependence; broadly comparable as a national non-profit championing addiction policy, prevention, and member engagement in the addiction field.

Emerging players

• Mental Helse Norge: Norwegian user/patient organization focused on mental health with parallel adjacency to addiction (RHO specifically mentions ROP-lidelser – co-occurring disorders); comparable as a Norwegian user-driven NGO that RHO collaborates with on overlapping policy issues.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Rusfeltet
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCDI1Kk_-q48FqQTPvU0hDjA
• Facebookfacebook.com/Rusfeltet
• Instagraminstagram.com/rusfeltet
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fagr%C3%A5det---rusfeltets-hovedorganisasjon

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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