What is Narcotics Anonymous?
Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a non-profit fellowship or society that offers recovery support for people struggling with drug addiction. Modeled after Alcoholics Anonymous, it utilizes a twelve-step program and peer support network to achieve abstinence from drugs. Founded in the 1950s, Narcotics Anonymous now holds over 70,000 meetings globally.
| Narcotics mettings | Address | Schedule |
|---|---|---|
| Adac | 1801 Florida Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA 70802-3843 | |
| Sunday, 11:00 AM | ||
| Berean Seventh Day Adventist | 4350 Fairfield Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA 70802 | |
| Monday, 7:00 PM | ||
| Carrying the Message Group | 1220 Main Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70802 | |
| Saturday, 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM | ||
| Club 1 – 12 | 1955 Scenic Highway, Baton Rouge, LA 70802-3255 | |
| Tuesday, 6:30 PM | ||
| Emanuel Baptist Church | 10870 Lovett Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70818 | |
| Thursday, 7:00 PM | ||
| Fellowship Group | 3555 Jones Creek Road, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70816 | |
| Saturday, 08:30 PM - 09:30 PM | ||
| Francis Asbury Methodist Church | 15547 Old Hammond Highway, Baton Rouge, LA 70816 | |
| Wednesday, 7:30 PM | ||
| How it Works Group | 12424 Brogdon Lane, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70816 | |
| Monday, 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM | ||
| Sunday, 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM | ||
| Sunday, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | ||
| Ingleside United Methodist Church | 4264 Capitol Heights Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA | |
| Saturday, 8:00 PM | ||
| Living Free Group | 803 North 48th Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70802 | |
| Thursday, 07:30 PM - 08:30 PM | ||
Baton Rouge NA Meeting Locations and Times
Serenity Club
Address: 2472 Iowa St, Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Meetings Times:
- Monday at 8:00 pm (Open Discussion Meeting)
- Friday at 8:00 pm (Open Discussion Meeting)
The Crossing Church
Address: 754 Government St, Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Meetings Times:
- Sunday at 5:30 pm (Open Discussion Meeting)
- Wednesday at 12:00 pm (Open Discussion Meeting)
Hope Ministries Treatment Center
Address: 8303 S Choctaw Dr, Baton Rouge, LA 70815
Meetings Times:
- Tuesday at 7:00 pm (Open Speaker Meeting)
- Thursday at 7:00 pm (Open Discussion Meeting)
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 a Power greater than oneself can restore sanity.
- Make decision to turn will and lives over to care of God as understood.
- Make searching and fearless moral inventory of selves.
- Admit to God, selves, and another human being the exact nature of wrongs.
- Become entirely ready to have God remove all defects of character.
- Humbly ask God to remove shortcomings.
- Make list of all persons harmed and become willing to make amends.
- Make direct amends to such people whenever possible, except when to do 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 Baton Rouge
Use the meeting search on Methadone.org to find local meetings in the Baton Rouge area. Both in-person and online/virtual meetings are available.
Attending Your First Local NA Meeting
NA meetings in Baton Rouge can be “open” or “closed.” Open meetings welcome anyone interested in the NA program, while closed meetings are only for those with a drug addiction seeking recovery. Both provide a supportive environment.
When attending your first meeting:
- Arrive early and introduce yourself as a new local member
- Share your experiences if comfortable
- Receive welcome keychain tags marking clean time milestones:
- 30 days
- 60 days
- 90 days
- 6 months
- 9 months
- 1 year
- 18 months
- Multiple years
The NA community will welcome you and provide support. By attending regularly and participating, you can connect with others in recovery and learn tools to apply in your daily life. Keep an open mind, listen to shares, and come back. Progress starts from within.