Narcotics Anonymous Meetings in Pompano Beach

What is Narcotics Anonymous?

Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a nonprofit fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs have become a major problem. Members meet regularly to help each other stay clean from drugs. This program is free and available across the United States, including the following meetings held in Pompano Beach, Broward, Florida:

First Presbyterian Church

• Mondays at 8:00 PM (open, speaker meeting)
• Wednesdays at 8:00 PM (open discussion meeting)

St. Coleman Church

• Tuesdays at 6:30 PM (open)
• Saturdays at 6:30 PM (open, newcomers welcome)

Pompano Beach Clubhouse

• Daily at 10:00 AM and 7:30 PM (open)

The 12 Steps of NA

Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a recovery program that uses a 12-step model to help members achieve and maintain abstinence from drug addiction. The 12 steps serve as spiritual principles to guide members on their path to recovery.

1. We admitted we were powerless over our addiction, that our lives had become unmanageable.
2. We came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
3. We made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God, as we understood Him.
4. We made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
5. We admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
6. We were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
7. We humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
8. We made a list of all the people we had harmed and became willing to make amends with them all.
9. We made direct amends with such people wherever possible, except when doing so would injure them or others.
10. We continued to take personal inventory, and when we were wrong, we promptly admitted it.
11. 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.
12. 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.

Getting Started with NA in Pompano Beach

Use the meeting search on methadone.org to find local Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meetings in your area. Pompano Beach offers both in-person and online/virtual NA meetings.

Attending Your First Local NA Meeting

NA meetings can be “open” or “closed.” Distinguishing meeting types in Pompano Beach:

When attending your first local NA meeting:

• Arrive early and introduce yourself as a new member
• Share your experiences if you feel comfortable

Receive welcome keychain tags marking your progress:

• 30 days
• 60 days
• 90 days
• 6 months
• 9 months
• 1 year
• 18 months
• Multiple years

The most important things are attending regularly, participating if willing, and finding local sponsors and fellowship support. NA offers a judgment-free zone to share addiction experiences and support staying clean.