Narcotics Anonymous Meetings in Augusta, 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’s available for free in cities across the United States.

In the Augusta, Georgia area, there are several NA meeting locations and times:

Serenity Center

• Mondays at 7:00 pm (Discussion meeting)
• Wednesdays at 12:00 pm (Speaker meeting)
• Fridays at 6:00 pm (Literature study)

First United Methodist Church

• Tuesdays at 6:00 pm (Step meeting)
• Thursdays at 7:30 pm (Speaker meeting)

Trinity Community Center

• Sundays at 5:00 pm (Beginners meeting)
• Saturdays at 11:00 am (Discussion meeting)

Founded in the 1950s, Narcotics Anonymous now has over 70,000 meetings globally. The Augusta, GA area meetings welcome those seeking recovery and support.

The 12 Steps of NA

Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a nonprofit fellowship for people seeking recovery from drug addiction. NA endorses a 12-step program outlined below:

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 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 meetings offer a supportive environment for members to encourage each other through the recovery process. The 12 steps aim to motivate members toward positive change across the Augusta-Richmond area and beyond.

Getting Started with NA in Augusta

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

NA meetings in Augusta, Richmond, Georgia can be either “open” or “closed.” Here is an overview of the different meeting types:

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 periods of sobriety, such as:

• 30 days
• 60 days
• 90 days
• 6 months
• 9 months
• 1 year
• 18 months
• Multiple years

The NA community will provide support as you work through recovery one day at a time. Reaching sobriety milestones, while challenging, can be incredibly rewarding. NA offers a judgement-free space to help you achieve your goals.