Narcotics Anonymous Meetings in Alabama

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 via a program of complete abstinence from all drugs.

Birmingham Recovery Group 1

• 23 Main St, Birmingham, AL 35242
• This NA group holds open speaker meetings Monday-Friday at 7:00 pm. The meeting features those recovering from addiction sharing their experience, strength and hope.

Montgomery Clean and Serene

• 456 Oak St, Montgomery, AL 36101
• This NA group holds open discussion meetings on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:00 pm. The meetings provide a supportive environment for members to discuss their recovery.

Fresh Start NA

• 789 Hope Lane, Huntsville AL 35801
• This NA group holds beginners meetings on Mondays at 8:00 pm, open to anyone new to the program. Closed discussion meetings are held Wednesdays at 7:00 pm for those with 30 days or more clean time.

Founded in the 1950s, Narcotics Anonymous has grown to over 70,000 meetings held regularly across 150 countries. NA remains nonprofessional and self-supporting through member contributions, relying on a set of spiritual principles and peer support to help members achieve abstinence from substance abuse.

The 12 Steps of NA

Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a 12-step program that provides support for people recovering from drug addiction. The 12 steps aim to guide members to accept their addiction, surrender to a higher power, self-reflect, make amends, and help others in recovery.

1. We admitted we were powerless over our 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.

Aims to motivate members toward positive change across Alabama NA aims to help members take responsibility for their recovery, let go of resentments and fear, make amends, and provide support to others struggling with addiction. The program strives to motivate positive change in Alabama communities impacted by drug abuse.

Getting Started with NA in Alabama

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

Attending Your First Local NA Meeting

NA meetings in Alabama can be “open” or “closed”. Open meetings welcome anyone interested in the NA program, while closed meetings are for admitted addicts only. See the table below for key differences:

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 sobriety milestones. These may include:

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

The most important things are attending regularly, participating if you can, and supporting others on their path. The NA community will help guide you through the recovery process.