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What is Narcotics Anonymous?
Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a global nonprofit fellowship and support group for those struggling with drug addiction. It provides a recovery process and peer support network to help people achieve and maintain abstinence from drugs. NA is available in cities across the US, including many locations across New Mexico.
123 Main Street, Albuquerque, NM 12345
- Meetings: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 7:00 PM
- Meeting format: Open discussion, step study, and speaker meetings
456 Elm Street, Las Cruces, NM 67890
- Meetings: Tuesday and Thursday at 8:00 PM
- Meeting format: Closed discussion, literature study, and newcomer meetings
789 Oak Avenue, Roswell, NM 54321
- Meetings: Saturday at 6:00 PM and Sunday at 11:00 AM
- Meeting format: Open discussion, topic study, and anniversary celebrations
Narcotics Anonymous was founded in the 1950s and now has over 70,000 meetings globally, providing a supportive community for those seeking to overcome drug addiction.
The 12 Steps of NA
Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a nonprofit fellowship for recovering drug addicts. NA outlines a 12-step program to help members achieve and maintain abstinence from drug use. The 12 steps are:
- Admit powerlessness over addiction and inability to self-manage life.
- Believe in a Power greater than oneself that can restore sanity.
- Make decision to turn will and life over to God’s care.
- Searchingly and fearlessly conduct moral self-inventory.
- Admit to God, self, and another the wrongs found in that inventory.
- Become willing for those defects to be removed.
- 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 self or others.
- Continue personal inventory and promptly admit when wrong.
- Seek through prayer and meditation to improve conscious contact with God as we understand God, praying only for knowledge of God’s will and the power to carry that out.
- Carry message to other addicts who still suffer and practice these principles in all affairs.
The 12 steps of NA aim to motivate members to make positive life changes by taking responsibility for their actions, making amends, and helping others in recovery. The program provides support for recovering addicts across New Mexico seeking abstinence.
Getting Started with NA in New Mexico
Use the meeting search on Methadone.org to find local Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meetings in your area of New Mexico. Both in-person and online/virtual meetings are available in most places across the state.
Attending Your First Local NA Meeting
NA meetings in New Mexico can be “open” or “closed”. Open meetings welcome anyone to attend, while closed meetings are only for those with a desire to stop using drugs. Here’s a table distinguishing the two main meeting types:
| Meeting Type | Description |
| Open Meeting | Welcomes anyone interested, including family members and loved ones |
| Closed Meeting | Only for those with a drug or narcotic addiction seeking help |
If attending an in person meeting, it’s suggested to arrive 10 or 15 minutes early and introduce yourself to others as a newcomer. If comfortable, briefly share your experiences with addiction and your desire to achieve sobriety with peer support. At your first or early meetings in a particular group, you typically receive welcome chips or keychain tags indicating your commitment and progress, such as:
- 30 Days
- 60 Days
- 90 Days
- 6 Months
- 9 Months
- 1 Year