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 through a 12-step program, including attendance at group meetings.
NA groups hold free meetings across Columbus and Franklin County for those seeking help and support in overcoming drug addictions. Some locations and meeting details:
| Narcotics mettings | Address | Schedule |
|---|---|---|
| 1494 North High Street | 1494 North High Street, Columbus, OH 43201 | |
| Thursday, 6:30 PM | ||
| Aging in Recovery Group | 1150 West 5th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio, 43212 | |
| Monday, 06:30 PM - 07:30 PM | ||
| Animal House Group | 30 West Woodruff Avenue, Columbus, Ohio, 43210 | |
| Sunday, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM | ||
| Apartment Community Room | 96 North 22nd Street, Columbus, OH 43203-1927 | |
| Saturday, 9:30 AM | ||
| Bell Center | 813 Bryden Road, Columbus, OH 43205-1759 | |
| Saturday, 5:00 PM | ||
| Better Late Than Never Group | 1066 Bellows Avenue, Columbus, Ohio, 43223 | |
| Monday, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM | ||
| Tuesday, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM | ||
| Wednesday, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM | ||
| Thursday, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM | ||
| Saturday, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM | ||
| Sunday, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM | ||
| Boulevard Presbyterian Church | 1235 Northwest Boulevard, Columbus, OH 43212 | |
| Wednesday, 7:30 PM | ||
| Briggsdale Discussion Group | 1665 Harrisburg Pike, Columbus, OH 43223 | |
| Sunday, 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM | ||
| Christ Cathedral Church | 3350 Allegheny Avenue, Columbus, OH 43209-1388 | |
| Monday, 7:00 PM | ||
| Church | 66 Main Street, Columbus, OH 16407 | |
| Monday, 7:00 PM | ||
North Community Counseling Centers
- Address: 4897 Karl Rd, Columbus, OH 43229
- Meetings: Mon & Thurs 8:00 pm
Shepherd’s Corner Emanuel Lutheran Church
- Address: 242 S Shafer St, Columbus, OH 43206
- Meetings: Tue & Sat 7:00 pm
Broad Street Presbyterian Church
- Address: 760 E Broad St, Columbus, OH 43205
- Meetings: Wed 12:00 pm, Fri 7:30 pm
Founded in the 1950s, Narcotics Anonymous now holds over 70,000 meetings globally in 139 countries. NA groups provide a judgment-free environment for those seeking help in achieving and maintaining drug abstinence.
The 12 Steps of NA
Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a nonprofit fellowship for recovering drug addicts. NA offers a 12-step program to help addicts achieve and maintain abstinence from mind- and mood-altering substances. 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 in Columbus, Franklin County, and across Ohio and the United States toward positive change and abstinence from drug use. NA offers meetings and support resources to help members work through the steps.
Getting Started with NA in Columbus
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
Columbus offers both open and closed NA meetings:
- Open meetings welcome anyone interested in the NA program to attend.
- Closed meetings are only for those with a desire to stop using drugs.
Arrive early and introduce yourself as a new local member. Share your experiences if comfortable. You may receive welcome keychain tags at your first meeting to mark periods of sobriety, such as:
- 30 days
- 60 days
- 1 year