What is Narcotics Anonymous?
Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a nonprofit fellowship or society for men and women seeking recovery from drug addiction. Modeled after Alcoholics Anonymous, NA is a 12-step program using a set of principles to help members achieve and maintain abstinence from mind- and mood-altering substances. NA offers recovery support group meetings free of charge across the United States and in many other countries around the world.
| Narcotics mettings | Address | Schedule |
|---|---|---|
| 11th Step Meditation Group San Jose | 1205 Pine Avenue, San Jose, California, 95113 | |
| Monday, 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM | ||
| Any Lengths Home Group | 1122 Fair Avenue, San Jose, California, 95122 | |
| Monday, 06:30 PM - 07:30 PM | ||
| Saturday, 08:00 PM - 09:00 PM | ||
| Sunday, 06:30 PM - 07:30 PM | ||
| Tuesday, 06:30 PM - 07:30 PM | ||
| Camden Home Group | 5100 Camden Avenue, San Jose, California, 95124 | |
| Thursday, 07:30 PM - 08:30 PM | ||
| Wednesday, 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM | ||
| Candlelight Group San Jose | 1555 South 7th Street , San Jose, California, 95112 | |
| Tuesday, 08:00 PM - 09:00 PM | ||
| Clean Teens to 25 | 224 N. 27th St. parking lot 1st door, San Jose, CA | |
| Friday, 6:00 PM | ||
| Clean Teens Young Peoples Group | 137 North White Road, San Jose, California, 95127 | |
| Thursday, 08:00 PM - 09:00 PM | ||
| Cuckoos Nest Group | 49 North 4th Street, San Jose, California, 95112 | |
| Wednesday, 08:00 PM - 09:00 PM | ||
| Daily Application Of Spiritual Principles Group | 1100 Shasta Avenue, San Jose, California, 95126 | |
| Sunday, 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM | ||
| Downtown Recovery Group | 160 East Virginia Street, San Jose, California, 95112 | |
| Thursday, 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM | ||
| Field Of Recovery Group | 1555 South 7th Street, San Jose, California, 95112 | |
| Saturday, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM | ||
First Baptist Church
Address: 160 N 3rd St, San Jose, CA 95112
- Monday 7:30 PM (1 hour), Discussion
- Tuesday 7:30 PM (1 hour), Literature Study
- Thursday 7:30 PM (1 hour), Speaker Meeting
First Christian Church
Address: 80 S 5th St, San Jose, CA 95112
- Wednesday 6:30 PM (1.5 hours), Open Speaker
- Friday 6:30 PM (1.5 hours), Open Discussion
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Address: 1100 Shasta Ave, San Jose, CA 95126
- Sunday 6:00 PM (1 hour), Candlelight Meeting
- Tuesday 7:30 PM (1 hour), Step Study
Founded in the 1950s, Narcotics Anonymous now has over 70,000 meetings held regularly across more than 139 countries worldwide.
The 12 Steps of NA
Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a nonprofit fellowship for recovering drug addicts. NA outlines a 12-step program to help addicts achieve and maintain abstinence from mind- and mood-altering substances. The 12 steps are:
- Admit powerlessness over addiction and that lives have become unmanageable.
- Come to believe a Power greater than oneself can restore sanity.
- Make decision to turn will and lives over to care of God as understood.
- Make searching and fearless moral inventory of selves.
- Admit to God, selves and another human being the exact nature of wrongs.
- Become entirely ready to have God remove all character defects.
- Humbly ask God to remove shortcomings.
- Make list of all persons harmed and become willing to make amends.
- Make direct amends to such people where possible, except when to do so would injure or harm.
- Continue personal inventory and promptly admit when wrong.
- Seek through prayer and meditation to improve conscious contact with God as understood, praying only for knowledge of God’s will and power to carry that out.
- Having had spiritual awakening as result of these steps, carry message to other addicts and practice these principles in all affairs.
The 12 steps of NA aim to motivate members to make positive changes in their lives and help others struggling with addiction across Santa Clara County, California and the entire United States. The program provides support and a roadmap to recovery.
Getting Started with NA in San Jose
Use the meeting search on Methadone.org to find local meetings in your area. Both in-person and online/virtual meetings are available.
Attending Your First Local NA Meeting
NA offers both open and closed meetings in San Jose and Santa Clara County.
- Open meetings welcome anyone interested in the NA program.
- Closed meetings are only for those who have a desire to stop using.
Arrive early and introduce yourself as a new local member. Share your experiences if you feel comfortable. You may receive welcome keychain tags at your first meeting to mark milestones in your recovery:
- 30 days
- 60 days
- 1 year
- 5 years
- 10 years
- Etc.
The most important things are attending meetings, connecting with members, and working the NA program one day at a time.