Narcotics Anonymous Meetings in Athens, GA

What is Narcotics Anonymous?

Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a nonprofit fellowship or society of recovering drug addicts whose members meet regularly to help each other stay clean. This free program, founded in the 1950s, now has over 70,000 meetings worldwide.

In Athens, Georgia, there are several NA meetings available for those struggling with drug addiction:

The Foundry

• Monday at 8:00 PM
• Tuesday at 8:00 PM
• Wednesday at 8:00 PM
• Thursday at 8:00 PM
• Friday at 8:00 PM
• Saturday at 6:30 PM
• Sunday at 6:30 PM

Meetings are open-discussion-style.

Athens Area NA

• Sunday at 6:00 PM (Candlelight meeting)
• Monday at 6:00 PM (Open discussion meeting)
• Tuesday at 6:00 PM (Open discussion meeting)
• Wednesday at 6:00 PM (Open discussion meeting)
• Saturday at 6:30 PM (Open discussion meeting)

Oasis Cathedral

• This church hosts an NA meeting every Thursday at 6:00 PM
• Open discussion style

By attending regular meetings and following the 12-step program outlined by NA, individuals struggling with drug addiction can find the support they need to achieve and maintain sobriety. NA has helped countless people reclaim their lives from addiction since its inception.

The 12 Steps of NA

Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a nonprofit fellowship or society that offers recovery support for people struggling with drug addiction. NA outlines a 12-step program to help members achieve and maintain sobriety. The steps are:

1. We admitted that we were powerless over our addiction and 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 the people we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.
9. We made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when doing so would injure them or others.
10. We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong, we 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 in Athens, Clarke County, aims to motivate members to make positive changes in their lives and achieve sobriety through this 12-step program. NA supports members in implementing these steps to recover from addiction.

Getting Started with NA in Athens

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 two main types of NA meetings in Athens, Clarke, Georgia:

When attending your first local NA meeting:

• Arrive early and introduce yourself as a new member
• Share your experiences if you feel comfortable

Receive welcome keychain tags marking clean time milestones such as:

• 30 days
• 60 days
• 1 year

The most important things are arriving with an open mind and the desire to stop using, and knowing you are among a welcoming community of others going through similar experiences. NA provides a supportive environment focused on recovery through complete abstinence from drugs.