Narcotics Anonymous

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However, one of the biggest advantages that comes with NA is the support you will receive from other NA attendees. Narcotics Anonymous 6th Edition. Narcotics Anonymous World Services, Inc. 2008. ISBN 978-1-557-76735-6. For Anyone New Coming to A.A.; For Anyone Referring People to A.A." AA World Services, Inc . Retrieved June 15, 2006.

Admittance to NA is completely free, and while consistent attendance to meetings is recommended, there is no pressure placed on you to attend when it’s inconvenient. Many of our members were first introduced to Narcotics Anonymous in a drug treatment facility. This pamphlet provides helpful guidance on transitioning from a treatment facility to the outside world. However, in the 20 years since the foundation and publishing of the Basic Text, the word has steadily spread. Narcotics Anonymous meetings started to occur in many major North American cities, and it also started to attract some international coverage. Members meet at NA Groups; Representatives of which participate in Area Service Committees (ASC); Several Area Service Committees form a Regional Service Committee (RSC) and the Regional Delegates (RD) make up NA World Service Committee. [32] The foundation for this structure is the Twelve Traditions of NA and the 12 Concepts for NA Service. According to the philosophy of the NA program, most addicts did not realize they had a problem with drugs until they had no other choice besides ending up dead or in jail. Even if other people pointed out they may have a drug problem they were convinced otherwise. 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. Addicts "lived to use and used to live". NA helps show them a different way of life and helps them fight their disease. [9] 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 suggests that the disease of addiction can be arrested, and recovery is possible through the NA twelve-step program. 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. In the NA program, all drugs are considered equal, and alcohol is also a drug. Other symptoms include obsession, compulsion, denial, and self-centeredness. [10] Meetings [ edit ]

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NA literature suggests that service work is an essential part of a program of recovery. Service is "doing the right thing for the right reason," and is the best example of "goodwill," which is the basis for the freedom only from active addiction by the NA program. Service work is usually chairing a meeting, but may be as simple as cleaning up after the meeting, putting away chairs, or answering a phone. Additionally, there are basic, formalized service positions at the group level to help the group perform its function, such as treasurer, secretary, and Group Service Representative (GSR), who represents the group in the larger service structure. 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. To feel most comfortable, many NA members have sponsors of the same sex although members are free to choose any other member as a sponsor. It is also suggested that one should find a sponsor who has worked all 12 steps of Narcotics Anonymous.

NA can be a core part of your journey out of addiction and into recovery, and while it won’t be for everyone, it could help you along the way too. What Are The Advantages Of Narcotics Anonymous? Addict. The word we use to refer to members because they see the problem as addiction itself rather than the actual drug On October 1, 2008, the 5th edition was replaced by the 6th edition in the Narcotics Anonymous World Services inventory at NA.org. Copies of the Basic Text are sold, or given away for free at the group's expense, at NA meetings, and are available in over 30 different languages. Millions have been sold worldwide, and have been useful to many addicts. The Basic Text called Narcotics Anonymous is divided into two books. Book one discusses the basics of the NA program and the twelve steps and traditions. Book two is composed of many personal stories. [11]Groups can vary as to how they want to approach any meeting-related problems. What is important is that the meetings are where each member expresses their experiences and looks for strength and hope. NA Terminology Provides a range of services dedicated to meeting the health, welfare and legal needs of drugs users and those who live and work with them. The drugs team provides help, advice, information, support and referral to people affected directly and indirectly by drug use. However, the meetings do take place every single week all across the UK, so you can benefit from frequent, regular attendance as much as possible. NA is simply about one addict helping another to get and stay clean. We simply share what has worked for us.

Christo, George; Franey, Christine (April 1995). "Drug users' spiritual beliefs, locus of control and the disease concept in relation to Narcotics Anonymous attendance and six-month outcomes". Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 38 (1): 51–56. doi: 10.1016/0376-8716(95)01103-6. PMID 7648997– via Elsevier Science Direct. Early in the history of NA, different groups emphasized different aspects of recovery. In particular, the make-up and process of creating an NA text was a contentious period for the fellowship. Different factions supported different versions of the Basic Text, and in the ensuing power struggle there were many accusations made and resentments cultivated. The basis of the dispute was whether the service committees were described as a part of NA, or as a separate entity, basically a tool of the NA groups with no decision-making power; instead being charged with collecting the decisions of the NA groups themselves. This dispute reached its nadir when the NA World Service Office sued an NA member in an attempt to prevent him from distributing free versions of the Basic Text. [26] [40] Today there are some NA groups who use a self-produced version of the Basic Text that has come to be known as the Baby Blue which is basically the Third Edition, Revised Basic Text (except that it contains originally approved essays on the Traditions). [26] Some Traditionalist groups use the Second Edition or Approval Draft [26] (both of which contain the original Traditions and are nearly identical to each other). [26] Approaches of other twelve-step groups [ edit ] Many of Narcotics Anonymous’s early published works were written by Jimmy Kinnon and are now used globally at over 70,000 NA meetings. He was the key donor to the Yellow Booklet and Little White Booklet used in the 1960s and 1970s.Absolutely not. it's not a specific drug which defines addicts, it's whether we have an addictive personality. For individuals with drug addiction, Narcotics Anonymous offers a 12-step program similar to the AA. Find out more below about the organization’s history. The Rise Of Narcotics Anonymous