COUNCIL ON DRUG ABUSE

Name

COUNCIL ON DRUG ABUSE

Legal name

National Council on Drug Abuse

Website

https://ncda.org.jm

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Services

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Health Care and Social Assistance (62), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Substance Use Disorder Prevention & Recovery Services (BPAGACAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Behavioral Health & Substance Use Public Health Programs (BPAIAJAK), Substance Use Recovery & Harm Reduction Support Services (BPAGAEAO), Substance Use, Addiction & Harm Reduction Health Departments (HLAJAAAM)

Keywords

• Substance abuse prevention
• Drug treatment services
• Public health education
• Drug testing services
• Harm reduction programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Kingston

HQ country

Jamaica

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: The NCDA was established by government mandate in 1983 and operates as a voluntary non-profit organization. The organization is government-funded and does not operate on a commercial revenue model. Services including counselling, drug testing, and prevention programmes are provided free or at no direct charge to the public.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) delivers research-driven public education, prevention programming, treatment and counselling, drug testing, and professional training services to address licit and illicit substance misuse in Jamaica. Its services include in-school prevention programmes (R.E.A.D., STRIVE, Talk Di Truth, Squeaky Clean, Step Up), family and community programmes (Operation Lighthouse, Community Participatory Programmes), the Drug Treatment Court Programme, outreach to homeless and high-risk populations (Tek it to Dem), drug testing for individuals and organizations, and internationally certified specialized training for other professionals.

Product overview

The National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) operates as a voluntary non-profit organization mandated in 1983 to provide Jamaicans with quality drug prevention and treatment services. The organization offers a comprehensive portfolio of interconnected prevention programmes (R.E.A.D., STRIVE, Talk Di Truth, Operation Lighthouse, Squeaky Clean, Step Up, Community Participatory Programmes), treatment services (Drug Treatment Court, Drug Counselling, Tek it to Dem outreach), professional services (Public Education, Prevention Programmes, Drug Testing, Specialized Drug Training), and research capabilities (Research & Publications). The NCDA also distributes educational materials including brochures and posters on various substance abuse topics. Together, these products form a holistic approach to substance abuse prevention, treatment, and public education across Jamaica.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• R.E.A.D. (Resistance Education Against Drugs)

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP): US-based umbrella organization for drug courts and treatment court professionals. Comparable because NCDA operates a Drug Treatment Court programme and NADCP represents the broader drug-court treatment model NCDA participates in.
• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA, US): US federal research agency focused on substance use science and surveillance. Comparable as a government-backed research entity producing the population-level drug trend data that NCDA also generates for Jamaica.
• SAMHSA (US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration): US federal agency with a government-mandated mission on substance abuse prevention and treatment. Comparable as a much larger federal counterpart performing the same statutory public-health role as NCDA in Jamaica.
• Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD/OAS): Multilateral body coordinating drug policy across the Americas. Comparable as a regional policy and capacity-building counterpart that NCDA collaborates with and references for substance use surveillance.

Emerging players

• Drug Free America Foundation: US-based prevention advocacy organization. Comparable as a prevention-mission peer focused on public education and community-based drug prevention messaging similar to NCDA's speaker's bureau and media campaigns.
• Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA): Coalition-building organization supporting community drug prevention efforts. Comparable because NCDA's Community Participatory Programmes and family/community prevention work mirror CADCA's coalition model.
• Caribbean Drug & Alcohol Research Institute: Regional research body focused on substance use in the Caribbean. Comparable because it sits in NCDA's same Caribbean substance-use research niche and may overlap on surveillance and policy outputs.

Others

• PAHO/WHO Substance Use Programme: International public health body addressing substance use in the Americas. Comparable as an enabling/ecosystem actor that NCDA aligns with on surveillance methodology and policy framing for Caribbean substance abuse.

Direct peers

• Substance Abuse Foundation (SAF) Jamaica: Jamaican non-profit providing substance abuse prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation services. Comparable as a domestic peer operating in the same islandwide substance abuse space with overlapping programme categories.
• RISE Life Management Services (Jamaica): Jamaican non-profit offering drug treatment, counselling, and rehabilitation programmes. Comparable as a same-jurisdiction peer delivering substance abuse treatment and prevention services to vulnerable populations.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/drugfreejamaica
• Facebookfacebook.com/ncda.org.jm
• Instagraminstagram.com/17841402253006776
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/national-council-on-drug-abuse

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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