Organisation of the OFDT
Since 1996, the OFDT has had a general mission under its founding agreement, which is to enlighten its members and, consequently, the public authorities, as well as professionals in the field and the general public, on the phenomenon of licit and illicit drugs and addiction trends.
Since 1996, the OFDT has had a general mission under its founding agreement, which is to enlighten its founding members and, consequently, the public authorities, as well as professionals in the field and the general public, on the phenomenon of licit and illicit drugs and addiction trends.
In 2021, to take account of the extension of its remit to include monitoring of gambling, the OFDT changed its name and underwent other institutional changes. Its constituent agreement was endorsed by a Prime Ministerial Order the 23 November 2021.
The General Assembly is the group's decision-making body
M. Jean-Roald l'Hermitte was elected Chair of the General Assembly in July 2025.
Three other qualified persons were recently appointed to the General Assembly for a 3-year term of office (starting in March 2022). Ms. Valérie Sagant, magistrate, director of the GIP Institut des études et de la recherche sur le droit et la justice (IERDJ); Ms Camille Spire, president of the AIDES association; Mr Nicolas Simon, hospital practitioner-university professor, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille.
The Scientific Committee guarantees the OFDT’s scientific independence
The OFDT relies on a Scientific Committee board of 20 members, chaired since October 2026 by Jean-Baptiste Berry, economist and statistician at the INSEE, and made up of people chosen for their recognised expertise in the fields covered by the OFDT’s missions.
OFDT’ staff
The OFDT has been directed by Antoine Devémy since 1 September 2026. He is assisted by a deputy director, Ivana Obradovic.
The OFDT is organised into 3 units (two scientific units and a general secretariat) and its work is carried out by a team of 30 people, mainly focused on the production of studies using mixed methods (quantitative and qualitative) and the promotion of knowledge.
The OFDT’s three-year work programme for 2022-2024 received a favourable opinion from the Scientific board and was approved by the General Assembly in March 2022.
The OFDT is mainly funded by the subsidy for public service charges paid by the Interministerial Mission for Combating Drugs and Addictive Behaviours, MILDECAand contributions from its members, as well as credits from the European Drugs Agency, EUDA Since 2019, the Funds for Combating Addiction has also increased funding for the OFDT's multi-year research programme.