These meetings are not exclusionary, as any addict is welcome at any NA meeting. Some meetings are "common needs" (also known as special-interest) meetings, supporting a particular group of people based on gender, sexual identity, age, language, or another characteristic. Some meetings focus on reading, writing, and/or sharing about one of the Twelve Steps or some other portion of NA literature. Other meeting formats include round-robin (sharing goes around in a circle), tag meeting (each speaker picks the next person to share), and stick meetings (each member draws a stick with a topic to share on). Some groups choose to host a single speaker (such meetings are usually denoted "speaker meetings") to share for the majority of the meeting time. These types of meetings are sometimes described as discussion meetings. There is usually no direct feedback during the "share" thus only one person ever speaks at any given time during this portion of the meeting. Other meetings include an "open sharing" component, during which anyone attending has the opportunity to share. Many meetings are conducted by the chairperson who chooses the speakers. Meeting formats vary, but often include time devoted to the reading aloud of NA literature regarding the issues involved in living life clean which is written by and for members of NA. There are two basic types of meetings: "open" and "closed." Anyone is welcome to attend an open meeting, while closed meetings are limited to addicts and to people who think they may have a problem with drugs. Members who attend the same meeting regularly to establish a recovery network and reliable routine understand this to be their "home group." Home-group members can participate in the group's business and play an important role in deciding how the group's meetings should be conducted. Meetings are held in a variety of places such as church meeting rooms, libraries, hospitals, community centers, parks, or any other place that can accommodate a meeting. Regular meetings, hosted by NA groups, are the basic unit of the NA fellowship. Other symptoms include obsession, compulsion, denial, and self-centeredness. In the NA program, all drugs are considered equal, and alcohol is also a drug. The steps never mention drugs or drug use, rather they refer only to addiction, to indicate that addicts have a disease of which drug use is one symptom. NA suggests that the disease of addiction can be arrested, and recovery is possible through the NA twelve-step program. NA describes addiction as a progressive disease with no known cure, which affects every area of an addict's life: physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. NA helps show them a different way of life and helps them fight their disease.
But once an addict on his or her own tries to stop and realizes they cannot, they finally see that drugs have been controlling them. Even if other people pointed out they may have a drug problem they were convinced otherwise. The Nature of Addiction Īccording to the philosophy of the NA program, most addicts did not realize they had a problem with drugs until they had no one left. NA groups and areas supply outside organizations with factual information regarding the NA program, and individual members may carry the NA message to hospitals and institutions, such as treatment centers and jails. Individuals can also be compelled to attend by courts or rehab programs. The fellowship does not promote itself, but rather attracts new members through public information and outreach.
Narcotics Anonymous uses a slight variation of wording in both the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions when compared to other Twelve Step groups.Īccording to the Basic Text, Narcotics Anonymous "has no opinion on outside issues," including those of politics, science or medicine, and does not endorse any outside organization or institution. The foundation of the Narcotics Anonymous program is the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions. Membership in NA is free, and there are no dues or fees. The third tradition of NA states that the only requirement for membership is "a desire to stop using." NA says its meetings are where members can "meet regularly to help each other stay clean." All facts and quotes presented in "The Narcotics Anonymous program" section, unless otherwise sourced, come from the Narcotics Anonymous (Basic Text). Narcotics Anonymous program Membership and organization
11.2 Approaches of other twelve-step groups.
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