Narcotics Anonymous

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NA offers support for life – it is a community of people who have overcome their drug problem, and who are freely available to help those who also have the desire to live life drug free. It costs nothing to be a NA member, you are a member of NA when you say you are. There are no waiting lists for NA – if people want to attend a meeting, they just need to show up. There are no “musts” in NA. We don’t keep records of who goes to our meetings. Our members cross all spectrums of society, and range in age from teenagers to OAPs. Everyone is equal and equally welcome.

Only one way to find out and that's give it a try ! Most of us thought we were different but then discovered, after attending meetings that we weren't and subsequently concluded that coming along was one of the best decisions we ever made. a b c d Seppala, Marvin D.; Rose, Mark E. (January 25, 2011). Prescription Painkillers: History, Pharmacology, and Treatment. Hazelden Publishing. p. 193. ISBN 978-1-592-85901-6 . Retrieved June 11, 2013. 4-month period in 1959 no meetings NA history. a b "NA History Workshop". Mwbr.net. June 5, 1999. Archived from the original on February 8, 2007 . Retrieved March 5, 2009.

Working solely in the field of drug and alcohol treatment, includes specialist services for young people and access to local projects. It Works: How and Why offers detailed discussion of the twelve steps and traditions. [12] and is often called the "green and gold" after its cover. improving mutual aid engagement - setting out the skills and experience keyworkers need to help patients engage with mutual aid

Kelly, J. F., & Myers, M. G. (September 2007). "Adolescents' participation in Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous: Review, implications and future directions". Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. 39 (3): 259–269. doi: 10.1080/02791072.2007.10400612. PMID 18159779. S2CID 25485829. {{ cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) mutual aid self-assessment tool - understanding the availability of mutual aid, identifying gaps or barriers and improving access Early History of NA". Traditions War: a pathway to peace. NA Foundation Group . Retrieved June 15, 2006. In 1953 Narcotics Anonymous, was founded in California by Jimmy Kinnon and others. [21] Differing from its predecessors, NA formed a fellowship of mutually supporting groups. Founding members, most of whom were from AA, debated and established the 12 Traditions of the NA fellowship. On September 14, 1953, AA authorized NA the use of AA's 12 steps and traditions on the condition that they stop using the AA name, causing the organization to call itself Narcotics Anonymous.In more detail, at the 24 month follow up, 77.7% of people who went to one or more meetings a week self-reported being clean; urinalysis was very close to that figure, showing some 76.4% of the regular attenders begin clean. For participants who did not regularly go to meetings, the self-reported figure for being abstinent was 56% and the drug test showed 57.9% being clean. The self-reported figures for excessive alcohol use were similar: 74.8% of regular 12-step attenders self-reported being completely sober, but only 40% of people who did not go to 12-step meetings claimed to be sober. Urinalysis showed 96.6% of people regularly going to meetings as sober, in contrast to the 88.9% of people who didn't go to meetings once a week or more whose urine sample was alcohol-free.

Living Clean: The Journey Continues was approved by the World Service Conference in May 2012. It contains members' experiences of staying clean and in recovery as they go through challenges in life such as illness, death, parenthood, spiritual paths, and employment.However, one of the biggest advantages that comes with NA is the support you will receive from other NA attendees.

Sixth Edition Basic Text, Narcotics Anonymous. Chatsworth, California: Narcotics Anonymous World Services, Inc. 2008. p.94. ISBN 9781557767349.

NA is a very open and accessible organisation which seeks to welcome all people from any walk of life.