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“When new members come to meetings, our sole interest is in their desire for freedom from active addiction and how we can be of help.”

It Works: How and Why, “Third Tradition”

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Never before have so many clean addicts, of their own choice and in free society, been able to meet where they please, to maintain their recovery in complete creative freedom.

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Narcotics Anonymous sprang from the Alcoholics Anonymous Program of the late 1940s, with meetings first emerging in the Los Angeles area of California, USA, in the early Fifties. The NA program started as a small US movement that has grown into one of the world's oldest and largest organizations of its type.

Today, Narcotics Anonymous is well established throughout much of the Americas, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. Newly formed groups and NA communities are now scattered throughout the Indian subcontinent, Africa, East Asia, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe. Narcotics Anonymous books and information pamphlets are currently available in 49 languages.

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Just for Today

March 20, 2026

Higher Power
Page 82
“Most of us have no trouble admitting that addiction had become a destructive force in our lives. Our best efforts resulted in ever greater destruction and despair. At some point, we realized that we needed the help of some Power greater than our addiction.“
Basic Text, p. 24
Most of us know without a doubt that our lives have been filled with destruction. Learning that we have a disease called addiction helps us understand the source or cause of this destruction. We can recognize addiction as a power that has worked devastation in our lives. When we take the First Step, we admit that the destructive force of addiction is bigger than we are. We are powerless over it.

At this point, our only hope is to find some Power greater than the force of our addiction–a Power bent on preserving life, not ending it. We don't have to understand it or even name it; we only have to believe that there could be such a Higher Power. The belief that a benevolent Power greater than our addiction just might exist gives us enough hope to stay clean, a day at a time.
Just for Today: I believe in the possibility of some Power that's bigger than my addiction.

A Spiritual Principle a Day

March 20, 2026

Self-Support Beyond the Basket
Page 82
“When we see that we can meet our own needs, we start to feel like we have a future.“
Guiding Principles, Tradition Seven, Opening Reflection
Active addiction was a dead-end circuit of dependence: our reliance on dope, on the lifestyle, on that person to front us some cash one last time so we could get on our feet. We took without giving. We talked without listening. We made a lot of promises but came through on very few, if any, of them. We couldn\'t see a way out or a future for ourselves–until we got clean and began our journey toward self-support in recovery. When we consider self-support as a spiritual principle of Tradition Seven, we think mostly of giving money–or contributing our time–to make sure a group can survive. But an NA group exists because it\'s made up of members who are practicing self-support in their own lives. In recovery, we learn to invest in ourselves and take care of our own needs. Instead of utter dependence on others, we look inside to find a well of strength and resources. We also take personal responsibility in situations where before it seemed that we were incapable of doing so. In fact, making our contributions to NA demonstrates our capacity and willingness to engage in self-support. We are investing in ourselves through our recovery community, participating in keeping the doors open for those who come after. This support of others keeps us aloft, keeps us going. Self-support isn\'t something we practice alone. When we talk about taking care of our own needs, it doesn\'t mean we\'re self-sufficient. It means we\'re engaging the support we need. We can turn to our friends, a sponsor, our Higher Power–all of which are elements of self-support. We are an integral part of that system, too. Because we\'re meeting our own needs, others can finally rely on us.
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I will practice self-support today by giving and receiving. If I stay on this path, I\'ll sustain the hope for a future I thought I\'d never have.

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