Narcotics Anonymous Meetings in Douglasville, GA

What is Narcotics Anonymous?

Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a nonprofit fellowship or society of recovering drug addicts whose primary purpose is to help addicts stop using drugs. It offers recovery from the effects of addiction through a twelve-step program, including regular attendance at group meetings.

NA meetings provide a safe, supportive environment for those seeking to live drug-free lives. Here are three locations offering NA meetings in Douglasville, Georgia:

The Anchor House

• Monday at 7:00 pm (Closed Discussion)
• Tuesday at 7:00 pm (Open Speaker)
• Thursday at 7:00 pm (Closed Step Study)
• Saturday at 7:00 pm (Open Speaker)

Douglasville First United Methodist Church

• Wednesday at 7:00 pm (Closed Discussion)
• Friday at 7:00 pm (Open Discussion)

Central Baptist Church

• Sunday at 7:00 pm (Closed Step Study)
• Tuesday at 7:00 pm (Closed Literature Study)

Founded in the 1950s, Narcotics Anonymous has grown to over 70,000 meetings worldwide. NA offers addicts the chance to recover through a twelve-step program of total abstinence from all drugs, including alcohol. The fellowship provides a model of recovery for addicts to help each other achieve freedom from active addiction. NA meetings provide support for maintaining sobriety for those both new to recovery and long-term sober members.

The 12 Steps of NA

Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a nonprofit fellowship for people seeking recovery from drug addiction. NA members follow a set of principles called the 12 steps to help them achieve and maintain abstinence from mind-altering, mood-altering substances. The 12 steps of NA are:

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 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.

By following these 12 steps, NA members across Douglasville, Douglas, and Georgia aim to achieve and maintain recovery from drug addiction. The steps motivate members to take responsibility for their actions, make amends, improve themselves morally, connect spiritually, and help others dealing with addiction.

Getting Started with NA in Douglasville

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.

Attending Your First Local NA Meeting

There are open and closed NA meetings in Douglasville and Douglas County.

Arrive early and introduce yourself as a new local member. Share your experiences if you feel comfortable. You may receive welcome keychain tags at your first meeting to mark periods of sobriety, such as:

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

The NA program offers support through shared experiences and recovery in a judgment-free environment. Attending meetings regularly can help those recovering from drug addiction.