What is Narcotics Anonymous?
Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a nonprofit support group for people struggling with drug addiction. Available in cities across the US, NA hosts free regular meetings to provide a community for those seeking recovery.
| Narcotics mettings | Address | Schedule |
|---|---|---|
| All Pilgrims Church | 500 Broadway Avenue East, Seattle, Washington, 98102-6257 | |
| Thursday, 7:00 AM | ||
| Anything is Possible Group | 323 25th Avenue South, Seattle, Washington, 98144 | |
| Saturday, 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM | ||
| Atmosphere of Recovery Group | 1111 East Pine Street, Seattle, Washington, 98122 | |
| Tuesday, 05:45 PM - 06:45 PM | ||
| Back to Life Group | 717 North 36th Street, Seattle, Washington, 98103 | |
| Tuesday, 08:00 PM - 09:00 PM | ||
| Breakfast of Champions Group | 2022 Boren Avenue, Seattle, Washington, 98121 | |
| Sunday, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | ||
| Cover to Cover Group | 13047 Greenwood Avenue N, Seattle, Washington, 98133 | |
| Monday, 06:30 PM - 07:30 PM | ||
| Dope Free in the CD Group | 2701 East Cherry Street, Seattle, Washington, 98122 | |
| Saturday, 08:00 PM - 09:00 PM | ||
| Dunshee House | 303 17th Avenue East, Seattle, Washington, 98112-5106 | |
| Tuesday, 1:30 PM | ||
| Sunday, 12:00 PM | ||
| Freedom Group Seattle | 1111 Harvard Avenue, Seattle, Washington, 89122 | |
| Tuesday, 07:45 PM - 08:45 PM | ||
| From the Streets to the Seats Group | 2701 East Cherry Street, Seattle, Washington, 98122 | |
| Sunday, 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM | ||
- Founded in the 1950s, NA now hosts over 70,000 meetings globally
- Meetings utilize a 12-step program adapted from Alcoholics Anonymous
- The only requirement for membership is the desire to stop using drugs
NA Meetings in Seattle
NA of Greater Seattle
- Address: 11501 8th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98125
- Meetings:
- Monday – Friday at 12 pm, Discussion
- Tuesday at 7 pm, Literature Study
- Saturday at 6:30 pm, Speaker Meeting
Another Chance NA Group
- Address: 1835 12th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122
- Meetings:
- Sunday at 6 pm, Open Beginners Meeting
- Wednesday at 6 pm, Candlelight Meeting
Fremont Group
- Address: 3901 2nd Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98103
- Meetings:
- Thursday at 7:30 pm, Speaker Meeting
- Friday at 7 pm, Discussion Meeting
The 12 Steps of NA
The foundation of the Narcotics Anonymous recovery program is the 12 Steps. These guiding principles outline a process of spiritual growth for NA members to follow.
- Step 1: We admitted we were powerless over our addiction, that our lives had become unmanageable.
- Step 2: We came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
- Step 3: We decided to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
- Step 4: We made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
- Step 5: We admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
- Step 6: We were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
- Step 7: We humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
- Step 8: We made a list of all the persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.
- Step 9: We made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when doing so would injure them or others.
- Step 10: We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
- Step 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.
- Step 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.
Working through the introspective process of the 12 Steps aims to motivate NA members toward positive change in recovery. The Steps provide a roadmap to self-improvement that many have followed across Seattle.
