What is Narcotics Anonymous?
Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a nonprofit fellowship or society that provides support for people recovering from drug addiction. It utilizes a set of principles written to help those with addiction problems. NA support groups hold regular meetings across cities in the United States, including Kansas City, Missouri.
| Narcotics mettings | Address | Schedule |
|---|---|---|
| 218 Delaware Street | 218 Delaware Street, Kansas City, Missouri, 64105-1259 | |
| Monday, 12:00 PM | ||
| Tuesday, 7:00 PM | ||
| Thursday, 7:00 PM | ||
| Sunday, 7:00 PM | ||
| 3943 Main Street | 3943 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri, 64111-1916 | |
| Monday, 12:00 PM 7:00 PM | ||
| Tuesday, 12:00 PM 7:00 PM | ||
| Wednesday, 12:00 PM 7:00 PM | ||
| Thursday, 12:00 PM 7:00 PM | ||
| Friday, 12:00 PM 7:00 PM 8:00 PM | ||
| Saturday, 12:0 PM 7:00 PM | ||
| Sunday, 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 7:00 PM | ||
| CAG Group | 3901 Main Street Suite 207, Kansas City, Missouri, 64111 | |
| Monday, 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM | ||
| Monday, 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM | ||
| Saturday, 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM | ||
| Saturday, 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM | ||
| Sunday, 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM | ||
| Sunday, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | ||
| Thursday, 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM | ||
| Thursday, 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM | ||
| Tuesday, 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM | ||
| Tuesday, 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM | ||
| Wednesday, 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM | ||
| Wednesday, 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM | ||
| Sunday, 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM | ||
| Church of the Living God | 1200 Grandview Boulevard, Kansas City, Kansas 66102-4406 | |
| Saturday, 6:00 PM | ||
| Clean and Crazy Group | 1000 Northeast Barry Road, Kansas City, Missouri, 64155 | |
| Saturday, 08:00 PM - 09:00 PM | ||
| First United Methodist Church | 2100 Howell StreetNorth , Kansas City, Missouri, 64116-3528 | |
| Tuesday, 7:00 PM | ||
| Free to Live Group | 4406 NE 45th Terrace, Kansas City, Missouri, 64117 | |
| Tuesday, 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM | ||
| Wednesday, 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM | ||
| Homeward Journey Group | 6425 Wornall Road, Kansas City, Missouri, 64113 | |
| Wednesday, 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM | ||
| Hope and Freedom Group | 2018 Gentry Street, Kansas City, Missouri, 64116 | |
| Tuesday, 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM | ||
| If We Use We Lose Group | 1600 John Buck O Neil Way, Kansas City, Missouri, 64108 | |
| Monday, 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM | ||
Support group meetings in Kansas City, MO
ReDiscover Church
- Address: 1414 E 103rd St, Kansas City, MO 64131
- Meeting Days/Times: Wednesdays at 7:00 PM
All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church
- Address: 4501 Walnut St, Kansas City, MO 64111
- Meeting Days/Times: Fridays at 7:30 PM
Shawnee Mission Medical Center
- Address: 9100 W 74th St, Overland Park, KS 66204
- Meeting Days/Times: Sundays at 6:00 PM
Founded in the 1950s, Narcotics Anonymous now has over 70,000 meetings across 144 countries globally. The program is free for anyone with a drug problem seeking help. Meetings provide a supportive environment and follow a 12-step program towards recovery.
The 12 Steps of NA
Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a nonprofit fellowship for recovering drug addicts across Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, and the United States. The program outlines a 12-step process to guide members toward positive change:
- We admitted we were powerless over 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 members toward positive change across Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, and the United States. The program provides support and encouragement to help members achieve and maintain sobriety.
Getting Started with NA in Kansas City
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 Kansas City and Jackson County.
- Open meetings welcome anyone interested in the NA program.
- 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.