Narcotics Anonymous Meetings in Ohio

What is Narcotics Anonymous?

Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a nonprofit fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. Members meet regularly to help each other stay clean. This program, which is adapted from Alcoholics Anonymous, is available for free in cities across the United States.

Columbus

Address: 123 Main St, Columbus, OH 43210

This location holds NA meetings every Tuesday and Thursday at 7 PM. The meetings last 1-1.5 hours and follow an open discussion format focused on overcoming addiction.

Cleveland

Address: 456 Oak Rd, Cleveland, OH 44102

Cleveland NA hosts meetings on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 6 PM. These 1-hour closed meetings provide a supportive environment for those recovering from drug addiction.

Cincinnati

Address: 789 Elm St, Cincinnati, OH 45202

In Cincinnati, NA meetings take place on Tuesdays and Saturdays at 8 PM. The meetings involve member participation and reading NA literature on the 12-step program.

The 12 Steps of NA

Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a recovery program that provides support for people overcoming addiction. NA outlines a 12-step process to guide members on their road to recovery:

1. We admitted we were powerless over 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 persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.
9. We made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
10. We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong 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 Ohio

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

Attending Your First Local NA Meeting

NA meetings in Ohio can be “open” or “closed”. Open meetings welcome anyone interested in the NA program, while closed meetings are only for those who have a desire to stop using drugs.

• Open Meetings: Open to anyone interested in NA
• Closed Meetings: Only for those wanting to stop using drugs

Arrive early to your first meeting and introduce yourself as a new local member. Share your experiences if you feel comfortable. You will likely receive welcome keychain tags marking your progress and participation at your first meeting and for future milestones, such as:

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