About us

APAS – Association of Providers of Addiction Services, z.s. 

The Association is an umbrella organization bringing together addictological services for persons at risk of addictive behaviour.

The Association is a voluntary and non-political association.

It is a non-governmental, non-profit, professional organization.

The Association was established in 1995 and today brings together 35 key organizations involved in the prevention and treatment of addiction in the Czech Republic.

We associate professionals from addiction filed who deal with:

  • primary prevention,
  • outpatient and aftercare,
  • substitution treatment,
  • therapeutic communities,
  • merging damage,
  • drug services in prison
  • issues of dual diagnoses.

“We provide a stable base for acquiring, developing and maintaining contacts not only between organizations providing services in the field of addiction prevention and treatment, but also between these organizations and state – or other – institutions.

We create a space for sharing expertise and topics. We deal with the current problems of working with people at risk of addictive behavior, both professionally and from the point of view of service management, and we propose solutions together with our members.”

– H. Gherasim –