Narcotics Anonymous in Denver, CO

What is Narcotics Anonymous?

Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a global non-profit organization that provides a community-based support system for individuals struggling with drug addiction. The program is based on the 12-step approach, which emphasizes personal growth, accountability, and peer support in overcoming substance abuse.

Narcotics Anonymous has several active meeting locations throughout Denver, Colorado, offering those in need a safe and supportive environment to work towards recovery. The following are some of the key NA meeting details in the Denver area:

Denver Central Office

• Monday to Saturday: 12:00 PM, 7:00 PM
• Sunday: 10:00 AM, 7:00 PM

Meeting Format: Open discussion meetings where participants share their experiences, strength, and hope in recovery.

Denver North Office

• Monday to Friday: 7:30 PM
• Saturday: 6:00 PM

Meeting Format: Step study meetings where participants focus on the 12 steps of the Narcotics Anonymous program.

Denver South Office

• Monday to Friday: 12:00 PM, 7:00 PM
• Saturday: 6:00 PM
• Sunday: 10:00 AM

Meeting Format: Tradition study meetings where participants discuss the 12 traditions of Narcotics Anonymous.

Narcotics Anonymous was founded in the 1950s and has since grown to become a global organization with over 70,000 active meetings worldwide. The program’s principles and approach to recovery have been instrumental in helping countless individuals overcome drug addiction and reclaim their lives.

The 12 Steps of NA

Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a peer support and recovery organization for individuals who struggle with drug addiction. NA outlines a 12-step program to help members achieve and maintain sobriety. The steps aim to motivate members toward positive change not just in Denver, but across Denver County, Colorado, and the whole United States.

The 12 Steps:

1. We admitted we were powerless over 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.

Getting Started with NA in Denver

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

Attending Your First Local NA Meeting

Denver offers both open and closed NA meetings. Open meetings welcome anyone interested in the NA program, while closed meetings are only for those who identify as addicts. 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 sobriety milestones:

• 30 days
• 60 days
• 1 year