For Addicts

AM I AN ADDICT?  This is a question every potential member must answer for themselves. It may help to read some of our informational pamphlets, starting with  “Am I an addict?” and “Welcome to NA”.

If you’re an addict, NA can help.  NA offers recovery to addicts right here in the St. Louis suburbs and around the world.  We focus on the disease of addiction rather than any particular drug.   We are not affiliated with any religion or corporate entities.  There is no affiliation with outside groups.  When you attend our meeting, our sole interest is in your desire for freedom from active addiction and how we can be of help.   We have all been where you are now.

If you have a problem with drugs, you are welcome to attend a meeting with no obligation or commitment.  You will hear what other people have done when they were in the same situation that you are in now.   Addicts come from all walks of life.   While the other addicts you see in a meeting may not look like you or come from the same background, we all have the same affliction.  We have found freedom from active addiction in this way of life, one day at a time.   We suggest that you listen for the similarities when addicts are sharing, not the differences.

There are no fees to attend meetings, you don’t need a reservation, just come on in and sit down.  We have a saying in Narcotics Anonymous meetings, “the newcomer is the most important person at any Narcotics Anonymous meeting.”  That’s because we feel it’s crucial you hear our message when you come to the meeting, and that you get a bit of hope about your situation.  Living in active addiction can lead to death for many of us, so we consider this a matter of life and death.  

That doesn’t mean we don’t have any fun in Narcotics Anonymous.  You will meet addicts who are very grateful for what the program has done for them, who are living drug-free lives.  There is a lot of joy in that for most of us, and we do express our joy.  We have committees that host events and activities outside the meetings, so we can have a good time together.  

If you are hurting, afraid, lost – we understand.  We sincerely hope you will give Narcotics Anonymous a chance.  There are many in-person and virtual meetings to choose from.  If you don’t hear something that interests you at one meeting, try another one.  Meetings have their own style and atmosphere, although the message is always the same: An addict, any addict, can lose the desire to use and fine a new way to live.