What is Narcotics Anonymous?
Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a nonprofit fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. Members meet regularly to help each other stay clean. NA is not affiliated with any other organizations.
There are several NA meetings held regularly across Tucson and Pima County for those seeking support and community in coping with addiction.
| Narcotics mettings | Address | Schedule |
|---|---|---|
| Alive And Free Group | 400 East University Boulevard, Tucson, Arizona, 85705 | |
| Wednesday, 07:30 PM - 08:30 PM | ||
| Armory Park Candlelight Group | 220 South 5th Avenue, Tucson, Arizona, 85701 | |
| Tuesday, 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM | ||
| Back To Basics Mens Group | 400 East University Boulevard, Tucson, Arizona, 85705 | |
| Saturday, 07:30 PM - 08:30 PM | ||
| Band Of Brothers Group | 6208 East Speedway Boulevard, Tucson, Arizona, 85712 | |
| Thursday, 05:45 PM - 06:45 PM | ||
| Before Relapse Group | 8051 East Broadway Boulevard, Tucson, Arizona, 85710 | |
| Tuesday, 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM | ||
| Brothers In Recovery Group | 3800 East River Road, Tucson, Arizona, 85718 | |
| Tuesday, 06:30 PM - 07:30 PM | ||
| Wednesday, 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM | ||
| Change Is Possible Group | 7650 North Paseo Del Norte, Tucson, Arizona, 85704 | |
| Monday, 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM | ||
| Saturday, 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM | ||
| Church of Christ | 2425 West Ina Road, Tucson, AZ 85741-2654 | |
| Thursday, 6:30 PM | ||
| Circle of Sisters Group | 122 North Craycroft Road, Tucson, Arizona, 85711 | |
| Saturday, 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM | ||
| Compass Sober Living | 2835 North Stone Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85705-4538 | |
| Sunday, 3:00 PM | ||
Recovery in the Desert Group
American Lutheran Church Address details
- Monday Closed Meeting at 6:30 PM
- Tuesday Open Meeting at 6:30 PM
- Saturday Open Meeting at 6:30 PM
Together We Can Group
Grace St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Address details
- Sunday Open Meeting at 7:00 PM
- Tuesday Closed Meeting at 7:00 PM
Start Living Group
Address details
- Monday Open Meeting at 7:00 PM
- Friday Closed Meeting at 7:00 PM
- Saturday Open Meeting at 7:00 PM
Founded in the 1950s, Narcotics Anonymous has over 70,000 meetings worldwide across over 140 countries. It offers support for people from all backgrounds seeking help coping with addiction.
The 12 Steps of NA
NA, or Narcotics Anonymous, outlines a 12-step program to help members achieve and maintain recovery from drug addiction. The steps aim to motivate members toward positive change across communities.
- We admitted we were powerless over our addiction, that our lives had become unmanageable.
- We came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
- We made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
- We made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
- We admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
- We were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
- We humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
- We made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.
- We made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
- We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
- We sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
- Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to addicts, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
The 12 steps aim to motivate NA members in Tucson, across Pima County, Arizona, the United States, and globally to make positive changes in their lives and overcome addiction.
Getting Started with NA in Tucson
Use the meeting search on Methadone.org to find local meetings in your area. Tucson has both in-person and online/virtual NA meetings available.
Attending Your First Local NA Meeting
Tucson has both open and closed NA meetings:
- Open meetings welcome anyone to attend, including those new to recovery or just curious about NA.
- Closed meetings are for addicts only.
Arrive early and introduce yourself as a new local member. Share your experiences if comfortable. You may receive welcome keychain tags at your first meeting to mark milestones in your recovery:
- 30 days
- 60 days
- 1 year
- etc.