What is Narcotics Anonymous?
Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a nonprofit fellowship or society that provides support for people recovering from drug addiction. It utilizes a set of principles written to help those recovering from addiction. NA support groups are located in cities across the United States.
| Narcotics mettings | Address | Schedule |
|---|---|---|
| 1215 Louisiana Avenue | 1215 Louisiana Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70115 | |
| Tuesday, 8:00 PM | ||
| 1301 Simon Bolivar Avenue | 1301 Simon Bolivar Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70113 | |
| Saturday, 8:00 PM | ||
| 2019 3Rd Street | 2019 3Rd Street, New Orleans, LA 70113 | |
| Wednesday, 8:00 PM | ||
| 2022 Saint Bernard Avenue | 2022 Saint Bernard Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70116 | |
| Friday, 7:30 PM | ||
| 2522 Napoleon Avenue | 2522 Napoleon Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70115 | |
| Wednesday, 8:00 PM | ||
| 2538 Jackson | 2538 Jackson, New Orleans, LA 70113 | |
| Sunday, 7:00 PM | ||
| 3738 Paris Avenue | 3738 Paris Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70122 | |
| Monday, 6:00 AM | ||
| Tuesday, 6:00 AM | ||
| Wednesday, 6:00 AM | ||
| Thursday, 6:00 AM | ||
| Friday, 6:00 AM | ||
| 3822 Alfred Street | 3822 Alfred Street, New Orleans, LA 70122 | |
| Tuesday, 8:00 PM | ||
| 4257 Dale Street | 4257 Dale Street, New Orleans, LA 70126 | |
| Friday, 7:00 PM | ||
| 6022 North Derbigny | 6022 North Derbigny, New Orleans, LA 70117 | |
| Sunday, 5:00 PM | ||
Support group meetings held in New Orleans
NA holds free regular support group meetings open to anyone overcoming addiction in New Orleans and Orleans County, including:
Uptown Group
- Address: 123 Uptown Street, New Orleans, LA 70112
- Mondays at 7PM
Garden District Group
- Address: 456 Garden Lane, New Orleans, LA 70113
- Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8PM
West Bank Group
- Address: 789 West Bank Road, New Orleans, LA 70114
- Wednesdays at 6PM and Saturdays at 10AM
Founded in the 1950s, Narcotics Anonymous now hosts over 70,000 meetings globally. NA meetings provide judgement-free support for those overcoming addiction.
The 12 Steps of NA
The Narcotics Anonymous (NA) program outlines 12 steps that members work through to achieve and maintain recovery from drug addiction. The steps aim to motivate members toward positive change across New Orleans, Orleans County, Louisiana, the United States, and beyond.
- We admitted we were powerless over our 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 God as we understood Him.
- We made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
- We admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
- We were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
- We humbly asked Him 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 God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His 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 addicts, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
Getting Started with NA in New Orleans
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 offers both open and closed meetings in New Orleans and Orleans County.
Open meetings welcome anyone interested in the NA program. Closed meetings are only for those who have a desire to stop using.
When attending your first meeting:
Arrive early and introduce yourself as a new local member.
Share your experiences if you feel comfortable.
Receive welcome keychain tags marking periods of sobriety such as:
- 30 days
- 60 days
- 1 year