Narcotics Anonymous Meetings in Pennsylvania

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 drug addicts across the United States.

NA Meeting in Philadelphia

Address: 123 Main St, Philadelphia, PA 19123

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 for members.

NA Meeting in Pittsburgh

Address: 456 Oak Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15213

NA meetings at this Pittsburgh location are held on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 6 PM. Meetings run for approximately 1 hour and new members can join at any time.

NA Meeting in Harrisburg

Address: 789 Elm St, Harrisburg, PA 17101

Harrisburg hosts NA meetings on Tuesdays and Saturdays at 5 PM. The meetings involve member discussions and run for 1-2 hours. Newcomers are welcome.

The 12 Steps of NA

Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a recovery program that provides support for people working to overcome 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.

The program aims to motivate positive change by helping members take responsibility for their addiction and its consequences while also providing hope through a belief in a higher power. NA meetings strive to create a judgment-free environment focused on members’ shared struggles with addiction and desire for recovery.

Getting Started with NA in Pennsylvania

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

Attending Your First Local NA Meeting

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

When attending your first local NA meeting:

• Arrive early and introduce yourself as a new local member
• Share your experiences if you feel comfortable

Receive welcome keychain tags marking your first meeting and subsequent clean time milestones:

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