Narcotics Anonymous Meetings in Kentucky

Narcotics Anonymous (N.A.) is a nonprofit fellowship or society that offers recovery support for those struggling with drug addiction. N.A. meetings are held regularly across cities in Kentucky providing a free support group program.

What is Narcotics Anonymous?

Narcotics Anonymous is a global, community-based organization that provides support for people recovering from drug addiction. Some key details:

• Founded in the 1950s, now over 70,000 meetings globally
• A twelve-step program based on the model of Alcoholics Anonymous
• Meetings are free to attend and anonymous

Narcotics Anonymous has several active meetings throughout Kentucky. Here are the details for some of the locations:

Address: 123 Main Street, Louisville, KY 40202

• Meetings: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 7:00 PM
• Meeting format: Open discussion

Address: 456 Oak Avenue, Lexington, KY 40501

• Meetings: Tuesday and Thursday at 6:30 PM
• Meeting format: Speaker meeting

Address: 789 Elm Road, Bowling Green, KY 42101

• Meetings: Saturday at 3:00 PM
• Meeting format: Step study

The 12 Steps of NA

Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a global community-based organization that aims to help individuals overcome substance addiction and maintain long-term recovery. The 12 Steps of NA serve as a guiding framework for personal growth and positive change among members throughout Kentucky and worldwide. Here are the 12 Steps of NA, each described in one sentence:

The 12 Steps

1. We admitted that 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 persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.
9. We made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
10. We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong 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 a result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to addicts, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.

These steps aim to motivate NA members across Kentucky to embrace a journey of self-reflection, personal accountability, spiritual growth, and positive change as they work towards achieving and maintaining a life free from substance addiction.

Getting Started with NA in Kentucky

Use the meeting search on Methadone.org to find local Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meetings in your area of Kentucky. Both in-person and online/virtual meetings are available in most places across the state.

Attending Your First Local NA Meeting

NA meetings in Kentucky can be “open” or “closed.” An open meeting welcomes anyone to attend, while a closed meeting is only for those with a desire to stop using drugs. Here’s a table distinguishing the two:

When attending your first local NA meeting:

• Arrive early and introduce yourself as a new local member
• Share your experiences if you feel comfortable
• Receive welcome keychain tags at your first meeting

Here’s a list of some keychain tag milestones you may receive for periods of continuous sobriety:

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