Welcome to the home of the Electronic Version of Reaching Out.

Welcome to Reaching Out! Whether you are an NA member or a professional who works with recovering addicts, experiencing recovery on the inside or on the outside, this NA World Services newsletter could be a resource for you. Reaching Out is designed to help incarcerated addicts connect to the NA program and enhance H&I efforts.

There are two sections: “From the Inside” is filled with letters from incarcerated addicts sharing their experience, strength, and hope as they find and maintain recovery from addiction through NA. In the second section, “From the Outside,” NA members on the outside and Hospitals & Institutions subcommittees have a chance to offer their experience, strength, and hope. Many of these letters come from members who are deeply committed to carrying the NA message of recovery to addicts who are unable to attend regular meetings. You may also find personal experience from those members who heard the NA message on the inside and are now living and enjoying life on the outside. These letters provide evidence of the efficacy of the NA program for any reader.

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We are pleased to offer an easy electronic subscription, or click here to download a form for a free subscription for incarcerated addicts, or 20-copy bulk subscription for $31 per year.

Contribute!

We encourage written contributions for Reaching Out from members and H&I subcommittees. Please consider that we are more likely to publish articles that focus on how NA has helped an individual to recover while incarcerated, rather than those that concentrate on the horrors of addiction. Thank you for helping us carry our message of hope!

For help writing your story, download a Reaching Out contributor worksheet here

• Worksheet for incarcerated members
• Worksheet for members who were formerly incarcerated
• Worksheet for members of local H&I committees

Send your stories or subscription forms to: 

 Reaching Out; NAWS, PO Box 9999; Van Nuys, CA 91409-9999; USA, or to HandI@na.org. 

Issues of Reaching Out (in PDF Format)

2008

January 2008 | April 2008 | July 2008 | October 2008 |

2009

January 2009| April 2009 | July 2009 | October 2009 |

2010