Addiction counselling

Suchtberatung im Amt für Gesundheit und Prävention der Stadt Chemnitz
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The addiction counselling and treatment centre of the Office for Health and Prevention of the City of Chemnitz advises people at risk of addiction and those suffering from addiction as well as their relatives - especially in the case of alcohol addiction.

It is also a contact point for self-help groups and carries out preventative tasks.

    The services offered by the addiction counselling centre include

    • Individual personal and telephone counselling (especially for alcohol problems)
    • Outpatient rehabilitation (alcohol and drug addiction) in individual and group therapy (temporary admission stop)
    • Support for self-help groups

    Self-help groups

    There are currently 7 self-help groups using the premises of the Office for Health and Prevention. The programme is open to anyone who is willing to abstain from alcohol.

    Relatives group

    This is a group for anyone who is confronted with people with an addiction problem in their immediate environment.
    If you are interested in joining a group, please contact the staff at the counselling centre of the Office for Health and Prevention.

    Open telephone consultation hours

    For initial psychological counselling, please contact the open telephone consultation hours (Thursdays 9:00 - 12:00, Tel: 0371 488-5336) of the Office for Health and Prevention. You can also find further information here.


    Addiction counselling and treatment centres in Chemnitz

    Addiction counselling in the Office for Health and Prevention

    Am Rathaus 8, 09111 Chemnitz
    Tel.: 0371 4885355
    Fax: 0371 4885397
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    Chemnitz City Mission e.V.

    Glockenstraße 5, 09130 Chemnitz
    Phone: 0371 4334180

    Service: Addiction counselling
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    Service: Youth addiction and drug counselling (especially for children and young people up to the age of 27 and their relatives)
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    Further information: www.stadtmission-chemnitz.de

    Advent-Wohlfahrtwerk e.V.

    Hans-Sachs-Str. 9, 09126 Chemnitz

    Service: Addiction counselling
    Phone: 0371 5380625
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    Further information: www.suchtberatung-chemnitz.de

    Brochure

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    Info on the net


    Digital addiction counselling

    Do you travel a lot for work, work shifts or would you like to receive advice anonymously and without visiting a counselling centre? If you are open to new media, then digital addiction counselling may be the right service for you.

    In the following areas:

    • Alcohol
    • gambling
    • cannabis
    • and as a relative

    you can get advice quickly and free of charge from local addiction counselling centres in Saxony.

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    Data protection instruction

    Here you will find the data protection instructions of the Addiction Counselling and Treatment Centre of the Office for Health and Prevention.