Narcotics Anonymous Meetings in Delaware

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. This program, which is patterned after Alcoholics Anonymous, is available in cities across the US and globally.

Here are the details of some Narcotics Anonymous meetings available in Delaware:

123 Main Street, Wilmington, DE 19801

• Meeting Time: Mondays, 7:00 PM
• Meeting Details: Open discussion meeting, all are welcome

456 Oak Avenue, Dover, DE 19901

• Meeting Time: Wednesdays, 8:00 PM
• Meeting Details: Step study meeting, participants discuss one of the 12 steps of the NA program

789 Maple Road, Newark, DE 19702

• Meeting Time: Fridays, 6:30 PM
• Meeting Details: Newcomers meeting, focused on supporting those new to the NA program

The 12 Steps of NA

Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a nonprofit fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. NA members follow a set of guiding principles known as the 12 steps:

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.

NA aims to motivate members toward positive change across Delaware through this 12-step program.

Getting Started with NA in Delaware

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

Attending Your First Local NA Meeting

NA meetings in Delaware can be either “open” or “closed”. Open meetings welcome anyone who wants to attend, including those not in recovery or family and friends. Closed meetings are for those who self-identify as an addict only.

When attending your first meeting, try to arrive 10-15 minutes early to introduce yourself as a new local member. Share your experiences if you feel comfortable, but there is no obligation to speak. You may receive welcome keychain tags marking sobriety milestones such as:

• 30 days
• 60 days
• 90 days
• 6 months
• 9 months
• 1 year