A business of supplying harm reduction : a necessary evil?

Background :
a necessary evil? Some doubt the evil, others the necessity. At a time when associative structures are borrowing the tools of CSR, and given the ethical tensions at work in the field of support for drug addicts, how can we make the activity of companies that sell equipment intended for addicts more legible? 
Methods :
Our study is combines two approaches- a quantitative part, allowing us to assess the judgement made by the greatest number of people, through a questionnaire that has received more than 700 responses at the time of our contribution; - a qualitative analysis extracted from interviews with a varied group of stakeholders (30+), professionals in harm reduction, administrations, industrialists, elected officials, etc.
Results :
We formulate two successive hypotheses: first, it is necessary to understand the ethical judgment made by the stakeholders on the activity of these companies, by combining the theory of the stakeholders (Freeman, Mitchell, Carrol and Näsi, etc.) with the ethics of virtues (Aristotle, Jankelevich, Comte-Sponville, etc.).We then propose a translation process (Callon, Latour, Akrich) capable of bringing together stakeholders and thus overcoming negative ethical judgments, in order to pilot a project with a common ambition the health of drug addicts. 
Conclusions :
Academically, this research enriches the literature on stakeholders by combining it with the concept of ethics and responsible entrepreneurship. It also enriches the normative guide to the sociology of translation by showing its relevance for companies engaged in the creation of a process for the prevention, detection and management of addictive behaviours. At the crossroads of social sciences, technology and management sciences, our study provides a more contrasting vision, allowing us to translate the situation and enlist new stakeholders to offer solutions for a more fruitful collaboration in the service of users and the community.