What is Narcotics Anonymous?
Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a nonprofit fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. Members meet regularly to help each other stay clean.
NA meetings are held in various locations across Grand Rapids. Meeting times and details vary. NA does not keep centralized lists of meetings, so it’s best to contact local NA organizations or members for current meeting information.
| Narcotics mettings | Address | Schedule |
|---|---|---|
| Black Sheep Group | 32 Hall Street SE 4, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49507 | |
| Monday, 09:00 PM - 10:00 PM | ||
| Sunday, 09:00 PM - 10:00 PM | ||
| Tuesday, 09:00 PM - 10:00 PM | ||
| Christian Reformed Church | 49 Gold Avenue Northwest, Grand Rapids, MI 49504-6345 | |
| Friday, 12:00 PM | ||
| Clancy Street Ministries | 940 Clancy Avenue Northeast, Grand Rapids, MI 49503-1507 | |
| Wednesday, 8:00 PM | ||
| Double Trouble Group Grand Rapids | 54 Division Avenue South, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503 | |
| Saturday, 01:30 PM - 02:30 PM | ||
| Grace Church | 100 Buckley Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503-5203 | |
| Monday, 11:00 AM | ||
| It Works How and Why Group Grand Rapids | 57 Rena Street Southwest, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49507 | |
| Thursday, 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM | ||
| Jellama Treatment Center | 243 68th Street Southeast, Grand Rapids, MI 49548 | |
| Tuesday, 7:30 PM | ||
| Wednesday, 7:30 PM | ||
| Thursday, 7:30 PM | ||
| Just for Today Group Grand Rapids | 1100 Lake Drive SE, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49506 | |
| Wednesday, 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM | ||
| Just Hope Group | 618 Jefferson Avenue SE, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503 | |
| Tuesday, 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM | ||
| Keep Coming Back Group Grand Rapids | 1020 College Avenue NE, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503 | |
| Monday, 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM | ||
| Saturday, 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM | ||
| Wednesday, 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM | ||
NA Meetings in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
Narcotics Anonymous offers free, regular group meetings in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan. The meetings provide a safe and supportive environment for those seeking to overcome their addiction to drugs.
Downtown Grand Rapids Meeting
- Address: 123 Main Street, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
- Meetings: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 7:00 PM
- Meeting format: Open discussion
East Grand Rapids Meeting
- Address: 456 Oak Street, Grand Rapids, MI 49506
- Meetings: Tuesday and Thursday at 8:00 PM
- Meeting format: Speaker and discussion
Wyoming Meeting
- Address: 789 Maple Avenue, Wyoming, MI 49509
- Meetings: Saturday at 6:00 PM
- Meeting format: Step study
NA was founded in the 1950s and now has over 70,000 meetings globally. All NA meetings are free to attend and no registration or enrollment is required. Meetings are facilitated by NA members. The core premise is that addicts help one another without being paid to share their recovery experiences.
The 12 Steps of NA
Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a nonprofit fellowship or society that offers recovery support for people addicted to drugs. NA uses a 12-step model that outlines a process to achieve and maintain recovery from drug addiction. The 12 steps aim to motivate members to make positive changes in their lives and communities.
The 12 steps of NA are:
- Admit you are powerless over your addiction and that your life has become unmanageable. This first step asks members to honestly accept that drugs have taken control.
- Believe that a Power greater than yourself can restore you to sanity. Members are asked to open themselves to faith-based guidance.
- Make a decision to turn your will and your life over to the care of a Higher Power. Members commit to putting their recovery first.
- Make a searching and fearless moral inventory of yourself. Take time for honest self-reflection.
- Admit to yourself, Higher Power, and another human being the exact nature of your wrongs. Be fully transparent.
- Become entirely ready to have these defects of character removed. Prepare for personal growth.
- Humbly ask your Higher Power to remove your shortcomings. Pray and meditate.
- Make a list of all persons you have harmed and become willing to make amends to them all. Take accountability.
- Make direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. Make thoughtful reparations.
- Continue to take personal inventory and when you are wrong, promptly admit it. Regularly reassess.
- Seek through prayer and meditation to improve your conscious contact with a Higher Power, praying only for knowledge of Their will and the power to carry that out. Fortify your spiritual connection.
- 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 your affairs. Share your renewed way of living.
The 12 steps aim to motivate NA members in the Grand Rapids area and across Kent County, Michigan toward positive personal growth and to become constructive members of their communities. The steps provide a process of accountability, self-improvement, and service.
Getting Started with NA in Grand Rapids
Use the meeting search on Methadone.org to find local Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meetings in the Grand Rapids area. Both in-person and online/virtual meetings are available.
Attending Your First Local NA Meeting
NA meetings in Grand Rapids can be “open” or “closed.” Open meetings welcome anyone interested in the NA program, while 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 at your first meeting to mark periods of sobriety, such as:
- 30 days
- 60 days
- 1 year