Objectives: No significant attention has been paid to the sociological dimensions of the functions of nongovernmental organizations as a civil institution, and the present study has investigated this issue. Method: For this purpose, the qualitative method of grounded theory was used to conduct deep interviews with the managers of NGOs active at the national level as well as addiction treatment specialists. Results: Following the coding process of the interview results and using Strauss & Corbin theoretical model, the researcher could present the model and, finally, the organizations under study were categorized by means of the obtained model. Conclusion: The results of the analyses showed that assigning the responsibility of social affairs, including addiction treatment to NGOs have many advantages, such as the deepening of the recognition of civil institutions in relation to social issues, the increase of financial and voluntary support for people in the field of social issues, the increased concern for providing quality services, and the increase of public demand for the conduct of fruitful interventions and public demand from the civil institutions.
 

Keywords: non-governmental organizations, addiction treatment, sociological functions

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