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There are many different kinds of NA meetings. Some are topic discussion meetings, some are speaker meetings, some are literature study meetings and some are part of or combinations of these and other variations. Some are open to the public (to listen) and others are for addicts only. Unless they are addicts and there for their own recovery, there are no counselors or addiction professionals present at closed meetings. NA meetings are run by addicts for addicts. Addicts share their successes and challenges in overcoming active addiction and living drug-free productive lives through application of the principles contained within the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of NA.

NA literature is a great source of information about our program. Our Basic Text or our information pamphlets (IPs) are a good place to start. Most meetings offer IPs for free, while books are generally sold at cost. Most of our literature is also available to read on this website. To begin, we invite you to read the following IPs, below are some excerpts with links to the full texts. Please come to our meetings and Keep Coming Back!

“We are not interested in what or how much you used or who your connections were, what you have done in the past, how much or how little you have, but only in what you want to do about your problem and how we can help. The newcomer is the most important person at any meeting, because we can only keep what we have by giving it away. We have learned from our group experience that those who keep coming to our meetings regularly stay clean.”

“There are no strings attached to NA. We are not affiliated with any other organizations, we have no initiation fees or dues, no pledges to sign, no promises to make to anyone. We are not connected with any political, religious or law enforcement groups, and are under no surveillance at any time. Anyone may join us, regardless of age, race, sexual identity, creed, religion or lack of religion.”
Basic Text 6th Edition Page 9