Narcotics Anonymous Meetings in Eugene

What is Narcotics Anonymous?

Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a nonprofit fellowship or society that provides support for people recovering from drug addiction. NA offers a free program and regular group meetings for those struggling with drug dependence. The NA program is available in cities across the United States and worldwide, with over 70,000 meetings held globally each week.

Serenity Lane, West Eugene NA Group

• Monday at 7:30 pm (Discussion)
• Tuesday at 7:30 pm (Speaker)
• Friday at 7:30 pm (Literature Study)

Downtown NA Group

• Sunday at 6:00 pm (Open)
• Monday at 6:00 pm (Open)
• Wednesday at 6:00 pm (Open)
• Thursday at 6:00 pm (Open Speaker)

NA Outreach Program

• Tuesday at 7:00 pm (Open)
• Saturday at 7:00 pm (Open Speaker)

The 12 Steps of NA

Narcotics Anonymous (NA) outlines a 12-step program to help members achieve and maintain abstinence from drug addiction. The steps are:

1. We admitted we were powerless over our addiction and that our lives had become unmanageable.
2. We came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
3. We decided to turn our will and lives over to God’s care, 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 Eugene

Use a meeting search on methadone.org to find local meetings in your area. Both in-person and online/virtual meetings are available in most places.

Attending Your First Local NA Meeting

There are both open and closed NA meetings available in Eugene, Lane, Oregon. The main differences are:

Arrive early and introduce yourself as a new local member. Share your experiences if you feel comfortable. You’ll receive welcome keychain tags at your first meeting to mark milestones in your recovery journey. Common keychain tags include:

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

These tags signify your commitment to recovery and serve as an encouragement to keep attending meetings. The NA community will support you through both struggles and milestones as you take it one day at a time.