| Narcotics Anonymous Recovery Program information | | | | their challenges in learning how to live without using |
| Visit this website and you can find a lot of | | | | drugs, as well as their triumph in achieving their goal |
| information of drogas e alcool. | | | | of staying clean "one day at a time." NA is not a |
| * Find a alcohol or drug addiction treatment center | | | | religious institution, and each member is encouraged |
| * Browse local recovery support programs | | | | to interpret the step of turning their lives over to a |
| Narcotics Anonymous ("NA") is an organization of | | | | Higher Power in the way that fits with their personal |
| drug addicts helping other addicts. The organization | | | | beliefs. |
| hosts 43,900 meetings each week in 127 countries | | | | Members of NA are encouraged to abstain from |
| around the world. | | | | using all forms of drugs, including alcohol. The group |
| Narcotics Anonymous Overview system. | | | | has the opinion that complete abstinence makes it |
| The first NA meetings were held in Los Angeles, | | | | easier for its members to make the personal changes |
| California, in the early 1950s. Its program is based on | | | | necessary to sustain their recovery. The exception |
| the one used by Alcoholics Anonymous. By the early | | | | to this policy is when psychiatric or other medications |
| 1970s, NA established chapters in other major U.S. | | | | have been prescribed by a physician and used |
| cities and in Australia. In 1983, NA published a book | | | | according to directions. |
| entitled, "Basic Text," which brought more attention | | | | Effectiveness: Does Narcotics Anonymous Work? |
| to its activities. Enrollment jumped as a result, and by | | | | According to the NA web site, a survey of its |
| the end of the year, the group was active in more | | | | members indicated that they had a mean number of |
| than 12 countries. | | | | 9.1 years clean. The results of the 2007 survey also |
| Philosophy of work. | | | | revealed that 90 percent of the organization's |
| NA is a not-for-profit organization that provides help | | | | members felt their lives were richer after seeking |
| and support to people who are trying to stay clean | | | | help from the group. In addition, 83 percent felt a |
| from drugs. How long a member used drugs or how | | | | stronger sense of social connections after joining. |
| much they ingested is not important; all a member | | | | Controversy and Criticism |
| needs to join NA is the desire to live a drug-free life. | | | | Different groups had their own opinions about the |
| The group is open to people addicted to any kind of | | | | content contained in the book put out by NA, which |
| drug. | | | | led to some internal controversy. In 1988, the NA |
| Traditions, Steps, and Process | | | | World Conference made a determination that the 5th |
| NA is a 12-step program that provides support to its | | | | Edition of the group's text is the only one that is |
| members. At meetings, members are free to share | | | | officially approved for distribution and sale. |