Narcotics Anonymous Meetings in Salem

What is Narcotics Anonymous?

Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a nonprofit support group for those struggling with drug addiction. It offers free meetings led by people in recovery and is available in cities across the US.

Regular NA meetings are held at the following locations in Salem, Marion, Oregon:

First Congregational Church

700 Marion St NE, Salem, OR 97301

• Monday at 7:00 pm (open discussion meeting)
• Wednesday at 7:30 pm (open discussion meeting)

Faith Lutheran Church

1740 Lancaster Dr NE, Salem, OR 97305

• Friday at 7:00 pm (open discussion meeting)

First Christian Church

690 State St, Salem, OR 97301

• Saturday at 6:00 pm (open discussion meeting)

The 12 Steps of NA

NA (Narcotics Anonymous) is a nonprofit fellowship for recovering drug addicts. Its 12-step program outlines a path to recovery that focuses on admitting powerlessness over addiction, appealing to a higher power, making amends, and helping others. The 12 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 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 the people we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.
9. We made direct amends to 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 Salem

Use a meeting search on methadon.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 Salem, Marion, Oregon. Open meetings welcome anyone to attend, while closed meetings are for addicts only.

When attending your first local NA meeting, arrive early and introduce yourself as a new member of the local recovery community. Share your experiences if you feel comfortable doing so. You will likely receive welcome keychain tags at your first meeting to mark milestones in your recovery journey. Some common keychain tags include:

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

The keychain tags provide encouragement and a sense of accomplishment as you progress in your recovery.