What is Narcotics Anonymous?
Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a nonprofit fellowship for people seeking recovery from drug addiction. NA support groups provide a community of peer support and tools for staying clean. Below are details on NA meetings available for free in Buffalo, Erie County.
| Narcotics mettings | Address | Schedule |
|---|---|---|
| 1370 Niagara Falls | 1370 Niagara Falls Boulevard, Buffalo, NY 14213 | |
| Tuesday, 6:00 PM | ||
| 291 Elm Street | 291 Elm Street, Buffalo, New York, 14203 | |
| Sunday, 7:30 PM | ||
| 345 Tacoma | 345 Tacoma, Buffalo, New York, 14216 | |
| Saturday, 12:30 PM | ||
| 648 William Street | 648 William Street, Buffalo, New York, 14206 | |
| Tuesday, 10:00 AM | ||
| 699 Elmwood Avenue | 699 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, New York, 14222 | |
| Thursday, 12:30 PM | ||
| 700 Parkside Avenue | 700 Parkside Avenue, Buffalo, New York, 14216 | |
| Thursday, 6:00 PM | ||
| Aftermath Group | 230 Moselle Street, Buffalo, New York, 14211 | |
| Wednesday, 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM | ||
| Annunciation Church Hall | 246 Lafayette Street, Buffalo, New York, 14240 | |
| Monday, 7:30 PM | ||
| Antioch Baptist Church | 1327 Fillmore Avenue, Buffalo, New York, 14211 | |
| Tuesday, 7:00 PM | ||
| Atmosphere of Recovery Group | 340 Military Road, Buffalo, New York, 14207 | |
| Sunday, 05:30 PM - 06:30 PM | ||
Buffalo Central Committee
- Address: 1280 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14209
- Monday 7:00 pm (open, speaker meeting)
- Tuesday 7:00 pm (open discussion)
Kenmore Mercy Hospital
- Address: 2950 Elmwood Ave, Kenmore, NY 14217
- Wednesday 7:30 pm (open, step study)
Erie County Medical Center
- Address: 462 Grider St, Buffalo, NY 14215
- Friday 7:00 pm (open, candlelight meeting)
NA was founded in the Los Angeles in 1953 and now has over 70,000 meetings worldwide. The program offers a free, community-based method to overcome drug addiction.
The 12 Steps of NA
Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a nonprofit fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. NA members follow a set of guiding principles known as the 12 steps to achieve and maintain addiction recovery. The 12 steps are:
- 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.
The 12 steps aim to motivate NA members to make positive changes in their lives and help others recover from addiction. NA chapters can be found in cities across Buffalo, Erie, New York State, and the entire United States.
Getting Started with NA in Buffalo
Use 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 meetings can be “open” or “closed.” Open meetings welcome anyone interested in recovery from addiction, while closed meetings are for those with a desire to stop using.
When attending your first meeting in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States, consider arriving early and introducing yourself as a new local member. Share your experiences if you feel comfortable. Many groups provide welcome keychain tags at first meetings to mark periods of sobriety, such as:
- 30 days
- 60 days
- 1 year
The most important things are attending meetings with an open mind, listening with respect, participating if you want to share, and supporting others in their recovery process. The NA fellowship provides a supportive community for those recovering from addiction.