What is Narcotics Anonymous?
Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a nonprofit fellowship or society for recovering drug addicts with regular meetings worldwide. Modeled after Alcoholics Anonymous, NA uses a traditional 12-step model that has been successful for many seeking recovery from drug addiction.
NA offers a free program and peer support network to help individuals struggling with substance use. Meetings provide a judgement-free space focused on shared experiences, strength, and hope. There are no fees and attendance is voluntary.
| Narcotics mettings | Address | Schedule |
|---|---|---|
| 1030 Girard Road | 1030 Girard Road, San Francisco, California, 94129-1034 | |
| Wednesday, 7:00 PM | ||
| 1300 Buchanan Street | 1300 Buchanan Street, San Francisco, California, 94115-4208 | |
| Tuesday, 6:30 PM | ||
| 154 Capp Street | 154 Capp Street, San Francisco, California, 94110-1210 | |
| Monday, 7:00 PM | ||
| Thursday, 7:00 PM | ||
| 1649 Hayes Street | 1649 Hayes Street, San Francisco, CA 94117-1326 | |
| Monday, 8:00 PM | ||
| 1757 Waller Street | 1757 Waller Street, San Francisco, CA 94117-2727 | |
| Thursday, 4:00 PM | ||
| 18th Street Monday Noon Group | 3543 18th Street, San Francisco, California, 94110 | |
| Monday, 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM | ||
| Tuesday, 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM | ||
| 290 Turk Street | 290 Turk Street, San Francisco, California, 94102-3808 | |
| Tuesday, 5:30 PM | ||
| 316 Leland Avenue | 316 Leland Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94134-2737 | |
| Tuesday, 6:00 PM | ||
| 417 31st Avenue | 417 31st Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94121-1720 | |
| Wednesday, 7:30 PM | ||
| 4622 3rd Street | 4622 3rd Street, San Francisco, CA 94124-2364 | |
| Thursday, 5:00 PM | ||
Support Group Meetings in San Francisco
St. Mary’s Cathedral
1111 Gough St, San Francisco, CA 94109
- Monday Closed Meeting at 6:00 PM
- Tuesday Closed Meeting at 6:00 PM
- Saturday Open Meeting at 6:00 PM
First Unitarian Universalist Church
1187 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA 94109
- Monday Open Meeting at 7:30 PM
- Friday Closed Meeting at 6:00 PM
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
1111 O’Farrell St, San Francisco, CA 94109
- Wednesday Open Meeting at 7:30 PM
- Sunday Open Meeting at 7:30 PM
NA was founded in the 1950s and now has over 70,000 weekly meetings in 139 countries. Offering help to those seeking freedom from addiction since its inception, NA continues its Mission of recovery, unity, and service around the globe and right here in San Francisco.
The 12 Steps of NA
Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a nonprofit fellowship for recovering drug addicts across San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, and the United States. The program outlines a 12-step process to help members achieve and maintain abstinence from drug addiction. The 12 steps are:
- Admit powerlessness over addiction and inability to manage one’s own life.
- Come to believe in a Power greater than oneself that can restore sanity.
- Make decision to turn will and life over to care of God as understood.
- Make searching and fearless moral inventory of self.
- Admit to God, self and another human being the exact nature of wrongs.
- Become entirely ready to have God remove all defects of character.
- Humbly ask God to remove shortcomings.
- Make list of all persons harmed and become willing to make amends.
- Make direct amends to such people whenever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
- Continue to take personal inventory and promptly admit when wrong.
- Seek through prayer and meditation to improve conscious contact with God as understood, praying only for knowledge of God’s will and the power to carry that out.
- Carry message to other addicts and practice these principles in all affairs.
The 12 steps aim to motivate NA members toward positive change across various communities. The program provides support for members to achieve and maintain drug abstinence.
Getting Started with NA in San Francisco
Use the meeting search on Methadone.org to find local meetings in your area. Both in-person and online/virtual meetings are available.
Attending Your First Local NA Meeting
There are open and closed NA meetings available in San Francisco. Open meetings welcome anyone interested in the NA program, while closed meetings are for admitted addicts only.
When attending your first meeting:
- Arrive early and introduce yourself as a new local member.
- Share your experiences if you feel comfortable.
Receive welcome keychain tags marking clean time milestones:
- 30 days
- 60 days
- 1 year
The most important things are to listen, learn, find support, and know that you are not alone. The NA community welcomes newcomers seeking the path to recovery