What is Narcotics Anonymous?
Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a nonprofit fellowship or society that provides support for people struggling with drug addiction. Completely free, it hosts regular meetings globally based on a set of principles written by and for addicts to help each other achieve and maintain abstinence from drugs. Founded in the 1950s, there are now over 70,000 NA meetings worldwide.
| Narcotics mettings | Address | Schedule |
|---|---|---|
| Addict Like Me Group | 509 Cardenas Drive Southeast, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87108 | |
| Tuesday, 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM | ||
| Wednesday, 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM | ||
| Addicts Only Group Albuquerque | 2210 Silver Avenue SE, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87106 | |
| Saturday, 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM | ||
| Amistad Women’s Treatment Center | 510 2nd Street Northwest, Albuquerque, NM 87102 | |
| Wednesday, 12:00 PM | ||
| Bernalillo County Public Safety Center | 401 Roma Avenue NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102-2194 | |
| Monday, 5:00 PM | ||
| Breakfast Club Group Albuquerque | 431 San Mateo Boulevard NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87108 | |
| Sunday, 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM | ||
| Circle of Sisters Group | 211 Jefferson Street Northeast, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87108 | |
| Monday, 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM | ||
| Downtown Live Group | 1101 Park Avenue SW, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87102 | |
| Wednesday, 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM | ||
| Episcopal Church | 1801 Montano Rd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87107-3225 | |
| Sunday, 5:00 PM | ||
| EREAD Building | 2322 Wisconsin Street North East, Albuquerque, NM 87110 | |
| Thursday, 7:00 PM | ||
| Friday, 7:00 PM | ||
| Experience Strength and Hope Group | 5101 Indian School Road Northeast, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87110 | |
| Saturday, 05:30 PM - 06:30 PM | ||
NA Meetings in Albquerque, Bernalino
Trinity United Methodist Church
- 3715 Silver Ave SE, Albquerque, NM 87108
- Monday 8:00 PM (Open, Speaker)
New Life Homes Project
320 Roma Ave NW, Albquerque, NM 87102
- Tuesday 7:30 PM (Open)
- Friday 7:30 PM (Open, Newcomers Welcome)
First Baptist Church
100 Lead Ave SW, Albquerque, NM 87102
- Wednesday 8:00 PM (Open)
- Saturday 7:00 PM (Open, Book Study)
The 12 Steps of NA
Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a nonprofit fellowship for recovering drug addicts across Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, and the United States. NA outlines a 12-step program to help members achieve and maintain drug abstinence through peer support and spiritual growth. The 12 steps are:
- Admit powerlessness over addiction and that lives have become unmanageable
- Come to believe that 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 defects of character
- Humbly ask God to remove shortcomings
- Make list of all persons harmed and become willing to make amends to them all
- Make direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others
- Continue to take personal inventory and when wrong, promptly admit it
- Seek through prayer and meditation to improve conscious contact with God as understood, praying only for knowledge of God’s will and the power to carry that out
- Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, try to carry this message to addicts, and to practice these principles in all affairs
The 12 steps aim to motivate NA members to make positive life changes, achieve ongoing personal growth, help others in recovery, and live drug-free productive lives.
Getting Started with NA in Albquerque
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 Albquerque and Bernalino. Open meetings welcome anyone interested in the NA program, while closed meetings are for addicts only.
| Meeting Type | Description |
| Open | Welcomes anyone interested in the NA program |
| Closed | For addicts only |
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