Concerned that you or another person may have an addiction?
A good place to start is visiting your General Practitioner (GP) or doctor, who can connect you up with support.
Many GP clinics now have on-site Health Improvement Practitioners (HIPs), registered health professionals who provides brief sessions (usually less than 30 minutes) that focus on practical strategies to support health and wellbeing. They can also link people to external services.
Some of the common aspects HIP supports people help with include:
Some of the common aspects HIP supports people help with include:
- Stress
- Sleep
- Anxiety, depression, or feeling down
- Pain
- Coping with physical health conditions
- Relationship challenges
- Parenting
- Child and Youth wellbeing
- Pre and Postnatal wellbeing
- Drug or alcohol use
- Gambling
- Other addictions
To find out more about the Health Improvement Practitioner service, and see if it is offered at your GP clinic, call their reception or visit www.aklwellbeingcollab.co.nz
Addiction Support
- Problem Gambling Foundation - free counselling and other supports.
- Promise Keepers: Set Free - freedom from porn.
- Community Alcohol and Drug Services (CADS) - free support for those who want to make changes to alcohol or drug use or are concerned about someone who uses alcohol or drugs. Call 0800 845 1818. CADS Central - Level 1, 400 New North Road, Kingsland
- Mapua Maia - free counselling for Pasifika.
- Youthline - free counselling via phone, in person, or online.
- Ready Steady Quit - free support to stop smoking.
- Don’t Get Sucked In - Information on vaping for young people.
- Puāwaitanga - Free individual counselling via phone for WINZ clients and enrolled students at AUT or the University of Auckland. Self-refer by calling 0800 782 999 (9 am - 9 pm, 7 days per week)
Useful Phone Numbers
Useful support for family/support people
- Auckland Mental Health Crisis Line (24/7) 0800 800 717
- Quitline (24/7) - support for people wanting to quit smoking. 0800 778 778
- Alcohol Drug Helpline (24/7) 0800 787 797
- Need to Talk - free call or text to a counsellor, call 1737
- Youthline (24/7) - free call for youth to talk to a counsellor 0800 376 633
Useful support for family/support people
- Net Addiction - support for parents of teens/children with internet/gaming addictions.
- Yellow Brick Road - support for families supporting someone experiencing mental illness.
- Brave Hearts - support for family and support people of those experiencing addiction.