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What is Narcotics Anonymous?
Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a nonprofit fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs have become a major problem. Members meet regularly to help each other stay clean. This program, which is adapted from Alcoholics Anonymous, is available for drug addicts across the United States.
NA Meeting in Indianapolis
Address: 123 Main St, Indianapolis, IN 46202
- This NA group holds open speaker meetings every Tuesday and Thursday at 7:30 pm.
- The meeting features NA members sharing their personal stories of addiction and recovery.
NA Meeting in Fort Wayne
Address: 456 Park Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46808
- This NA group hosts open discussion meetings every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 6 pm.
- Attendees discuss issues related to addiction and paths to recovery.
NA Meeting in Evansville
Address: 789 Church St, Evansville, IN 47710
- This NA group runs open beginners meetings on Mondays at 8 pm for those new to the program.
- Closed speaker meetings are held on Wednesdays at 8 pm for those with 30+ days of sobriety.
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 abstinence from mind- and mood-altering substances. The 12 steps are:
- Admit powerlessness over addiction and that lives have become unmanageable.
- Come to believe that a Power greater than oneself can restore sanity.
- Make a decision to turn will and lives over to the care of God as understood.
- Make a searching and fearless moral inventory of selves.
- Admit to God, selves, and other human beings the exact nature of wrongs.
- Become entirely ready to have God remove all defects of character.
- Humbly ask God to remove shortcomings.
- Make a list of all persons harmed and become willing to make amends.
- Make direct amends to such people whenever possible, except when doing so would injure them or others.
- Continue to take personal inventory and promptly admit when wrong.
- Seek through prayer and meditation to improve conscious contact with God as understood, praying only for knowledge of God’s will and the power to carry that out.
- Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, try to carry this message to other addicts and practice these principles in all affairs.
Getting Started with NA in Indiana
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 Indiana.
Attending Your First Local NA Meeting
There are two main types of NA meetings in Indiana:
| Meeting Type | Description |
| Open | Anyone is welcome to attend, including non-addicts seeking information. |
| Closed | Only those with a desire to stop using drugs are welcome. |
Arrive 10-15 minutes early and introduce yourself to the leader or members as a new local member seeking recovery. Share your experiences if you feel comfortable. Many meetings provide welcome keychain tags at your first meeting to mark milestones in your recovery journey:
- 30 days
- 60 days
- 90 days
- 6 months
- 9 months
- 1 year
- 18 months
- Multiple years