Welcome to Narcotics Anonymous
What is our message? The message is that an addict, any addict, can stop using drugs, lose the desire to use, and find a new way to live. Our message is hope and the promise is freedom.

“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”
Is NA for me?
This is a question every potential member must answer for themselves. Here are some recommended resources that may be helpful:
Need help for family or a friend?
NA meetings are run by and for addicts. If you're looking for help for a loved one, you can contact Narcotics Anonymous near you.
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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.
Basic Text, “We Do Recover”
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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.
Information About NA
Daily Meditations
Just for Today
April 04, 2025 |
Guarding our recovery |
Page 98 |
“Remember that we… are ultimately responsible for our recovery and our decisions.“ |
Basic Text, p. 103 |
Most of us will face choices that challenge our recovery. If we find ourselves in extreme physical pain, for example, we will have to decide whether or not we will take medication. We will have to be very honest with ourselves about the severity of our pain, honest with our doctor about our addiction and our recovery, and honest with our sponsor. In the end, however, the decision is ours, for we are the ones who must live with the consequences. Another common challenge is the choice of attending a party where alcohol will be served. Again, we should consider our own spiritual state. If someone who supports our recovery can attend the event with us, so much the better. However, if we don't feel up to such a challenge, we should probably decline the invitation. Today, we know that preserving our recovery is more important than saving face. All such decisions are tough ones, requiring not only our careful consideration but the guidance of our sponsor and complete surrender to a Higher Power. Using all of these resources, we make the best decision we can. Ultimately, however, the decision is ours. Today, we are responsible for our own recovery. |
Just for Today: When faced with a decision that may challenge my recovery I will consult all the resources at my disposal before I make my choice. |
A Spiritual Principle a Day
April 04, 2025 |
The Harmony between Step Eleven and Tradition Two |
Page 98 |
“Together we seek our Higher Power's will and the power to carry that out. We know what it feels like to be in harmony with that conscience.“ |
Guiding Principles, Tradition Two, “For Members” |
There is a link between the improved conscious contact we seek as individuals in Step Eleven and the collective conscience that may express itself in the decision-making processes of our groups, according to Tradition Two. When we're spiritually fit, it's easier to tune in to group conscience. It turns out that seeking our Higher Power's will for ourselves positions us to tap into the same for our NA groups. We recover over time, not overnight. Likewise, our spiritual awakenings take time to unfold. In Step Two, we come to believe that a Higher Power could restore us to sanity. We make a decision in Step Three, a decision we recommit to by surrendering daily and working the rest of the Steps. By the time we get to the Eleventh Step, most of us are ready to enhance our sense of spirituality. We explore different ways to pray and meditate. We get in the groove of a daily routine that strengthens our conscious contact with a Higher Power. We notice the payoff: less noise between our ears, more harmony in our dealings with others. As with so many aspects of our personal and spiritual growth, improving our conscious contact improves our ability to serve. Our egos become “right-sized.” It becomes less important that we are heard as individuals and more important that our voices reflect our Higher Power's will and harmonize with those of our fellow members, our coworkers, even our families. We make an effort to sing from the same songbook, even when we're not singing the same notes. In fact, singing in harmony means just that: We hit different notes, but they complement each other as the group's voice emerges. |
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My participation in life and in service improves when I'm spiritually in tune. I will inventory my Eleventh Step practice and make any needed adjustments. |
Do you need help with a drug problem?
“If you’re new to NA or planning to go to a Narcotics Anonymous meeting for the first time, it might be nice to know a little bit about what happens in our meetings. The information here is meant to give you an understanding of what we do when we come together to share recovery…”
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