Narcotics Anonymous Meetings in Tampa

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 through a 12-step program, including attending meetings and working with sponsors. NA meetings provide a safe, supportive environment for those struggling with drug addiction.

There are dozens of NA meetings held every week across Tampa and Hillsborough County. Here are a few locations, days, and times for meetings in the area:

North Tampa

• Mondays at 7 PM (Literature Discussion)
• Tuesdays at 8 PM (Step Meeting)
• Thursdays at 6 PM (Speaker Meeting)

East Tampa

• Sundays at 5 PM (Beginners)
• Wednesdays at 7 PM (Candlelight)

Plant City

• Tuesdays at 6 PM (Discussion)
• Fridays at 7 PM (Step Study)

The 12 Steps of NA

Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a fellowship of recovering drug addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean. The program outlines a path to recovery in 12 steps:

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 Tampa

Use the meeting search on methadone.org to find local Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meetings in your area. Both in-person and online/virtual meetings are available in most places.

Attending Your First Local NA Meeting

To attend your first meeting:

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

Receive welcome keychain tags marking periods of sobriety:

• 30 days
• 60 days
• 90 days
• 6 months
• 9 months
• 1 year

The local NA community will welcome and support you on your path to recovery. Reaching sobriety milestones is a cause for celebration.