What is Narcotics Anonymous?
Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a nonprofit fellowship or society for recovering drug addicts. It is a 12-step program modeled after Alcoholics Anonymous and provides mutual support for people aiming to achieve and maintain abstinence from opioids and all recreational drugs. NA meetings are free to attend and open to anyone seeking help with a drug problem.
There are several NA meetings held regularly in Mcdonough, Henry County, Georgia:
| Narcotics mettings | Address | Schedule |
|---|---|---|
| Southside Principles Group | 2000 Jonesboro Road, McDonough, Georgia, 30253 | |
| Sunday, 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM | ||
| Start Living Group | 345 Simpson Street, McDonough, Georgia, 30253 | |
| Wednesday, 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM | ||
Serenity Club
Address: 101A W Solomon St, Mcdonough, GA 30253
- Monday, 7:30 pm (Closed Meeting)
- Tuesday, 7:30 pm (Open Meeting)
- Thursday, 7:30 pm (Candlelight Meeting)
- Saturday ,7:30 pm (Open Speaker Meeting)
McDonough First United Methodist Church
Address: 375 Hwy 42 N, McDonough, GA 30253
- Sunday, 6:30 pm (Open Meeting)
Rehoboth Baptist Church
Address: 2997 Hwy 20 SE, McDonough, GA 30013
- Friday, 7:00 pm (Open Meeting)
Narcotics Anonymous was founded in the Los Angeles area in the early 1950s. Membership soon spread eastward through Cleveland and New York City. The NA program and meetings were soon modeled across the globe based on AA’s 12 Steps and 12 Traditions. Today there are over 70,000 NA meetings in 144 countries. NA offers group meetings that provide a place for members to share their experiences and recovery stories. The meetings are often held in treatment centers, churches,
The 12 Steps of NA
Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a recovery program for people struggling with drug addiction. The foundation of the program lies within its 12 Steps, which outline a course of action to achieve and maintain addiction recovery. The 12 Steps of NA are:
- We admitted that we were powerless over addiction, that our lives had become unmanageable.
- We came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
- We made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of a Higher Power as we understood it.
- We made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
- We admitted to ourselves, the Higher Power, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
- We were entirely ready to have these defects of character removed.
- We humbly asked the Higher Power to remove our shortcomings.
- We made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.
- We made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
- We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
- We sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with a Higher Power as we understood it, praying only for knowledge of Its will for us and the power to carry that out.
- Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to other addicts, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
Following these steps with support from the NA fellowship aims to motivate members to make positive changes in their lives and achieve addiction recovery. NA welcomes any individuals seeking freedom from drug addiction.
Getting Started with NA in McDonough
Use the meeting search on Methadone.org to find local Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meetings in the McDonough area. Both in-person and online/virtual meetings are available.
Attending Your First Local NA Meeting
NA meetings in McDonough can be “open” or “closed.”
| Meeting Type | Description |
| Open | Welcome anyone interested in attending |
| Closed | For those with a desire to stop using drugs |
If you’re new to NA, consider arriving early and introducing yourself to the group secretary or other members 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 most important thing is to keep attending meetings for support. NA meetings provide a judgement-free space to share your struggles and milestones.