What is the Narcotics Anonymous program?
NA is a nonprofit fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs
had become a major problem. We are recovering
addicts who meet regularly
to help each other stay clean. This is a program of complete abstinence
from all drugs. There is only one
requirement for membership, the desire
to
stop using. We suggest that you keep
an open mind and give yourself a break. Our program is a set of
principles written so simply that we can follow them in our daily lives.
The most important thing about them is that they work. There are no
strings attached to
NA. We are not affiliated with any other
organizations. We have no initiation fees or dues, no pledges to sign,
no promises to make to anyone. We are not connected with any political,
religious, or law enforcement groups, and are under no surveillance at
any time. Anyone may join us, regardless of age, race,
sexual identity, creed, religion, or lack of religion. We are not
interested in what or how much you used or who your
connections were, what you have done in the past, how much or how little
you have, but only in what you want to do about your problem
and how we can help. The newcomer is the most important person at
any meeting, because we can only keep what we have by giving it
away. We have learned from our group experience that those who keep
coming to our meetings regularly stay clean.
What is our message? 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 of freedom. When it is said and done, our primary purpose can only be to carry the message to the addict who still suffers.