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 free to attend and open to anyone with a drug problem seeking help.
There are several NA meeting locations across Dayton and Montgomery County, including:
| Narcotics mettings | Address | Schedule |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Text Study Group | 2206 East 3rd Street, Dayton, Ohio, 45403 | |
| Wednesday, 01:30 PM - 02:30 PM | ||
| Beginners Basic Text East Group | 2206 East 3rd Street, Dayton, Ohio, 45403 | |
| Wednesday, 01:30 PM - 02:30 PM | ||
| Clean Just for Today Group | 1124 Germantown Street, Dayton, Ohio, 45417 | |
| Sunday, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | ||
| Clean On Friday Group | 2262 North Gettysburg Avenue, Dayton, Ohio, 45406 | |
| Saturday, 07:30 PM - 08:30 PM | ||
| Courage to Change Group Dayton | 2607 North Gettysburg Avenue, Dayton, Ohio, 45406 | |
| Tuesday, 07:30 PM - 08:30 PM | ||
| Entirely Ready Group | 4701 Far Hills Avenue, Dayton, Ohio, 45429 | |
| Tuesday, 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM | ||
| Experience Strength and Hope Group | 3730 Delphos Avenue, Dayton, OH 45417 | |
| Sunday, 05:30 PM - 06:30 PM | ||
| Freedom on Friday Group Dayton | 1 Elizabeth Place, Dayton, Ohio, 45417 | |
| Saturday, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | ||
| Friends of Jimmy K Group | 1124 Germantown Street, Dayton, Ohio, 45417 | |
| Saturday, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | ||
| Hope is Found Here Group Dayton | 1124 Germantown Street, Dayton, Ohio, 45417 | |
| Wednesday, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | ||
Dayton Urban Minority Alcoholism Drug Abuse Outreach Program
Address: 4801 North Main Street, Dayton, OH 45405
Meetings:
Monday – Friday: 12 pm (open)
East End Community Services
Address: 620 Xenia Ave, Dayton, OH 45410
Meetings:
- Sunday: 6:30 pm (open)
- Tuesday: 6:30 pm (open)
- Thursday: 6:30 pm (open)
YMCA of Greater Dayton
Address: 105 West Monument Avenue, Dayton, Ohio 45402
Meetings:
Saturday: 6:00 pm (open)
Founded in the 1950s, Narcotics Anonymous now holds over 70,000 meetings weekly in 139 countries. NA meetings provide a safe, supportive environment for individuals seeking recovery from drug addiction.
The 12 Steps of NA
NA (Narcotics Anonymous) is a nonprofit fellowship or society of recovering drug addicts whose primary purpose is to help addicts stop using drugs. NA uses a set of principles called the 12 steps to guide its membership toward 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.
By following these 12 steps, NA members across Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, and the entire United States aim to achieve and maintain sobriety and motivate one another toward positive change in their lives. The program provides support and fellowship to those recovering from drug addiction.
Getting Started with NA in Dayton
Use the meeting search on Methadone.org to find local Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meetings in your area. Both in-person and online/virtual meetings are available in most places.
Attending Your First Local NA Meeting
NA meetings can be “open” or “closed”. Open meetings welcome anyone interested in the NA program, while closed meetings are for addicts only. When attending your first meeting in the Dayton area:
Arrive early and introduce yourself as a new local member.
Share your experiences if you feel comfortable.
Receive welcome keychain tags marking sobriety milestones:
- 30 days
- 60 days
- 90 days
- 6 months
- 9 months
- 1 year
The most important things are to listen, learn, find support from fellow members, and keep coming back. NA provides a judgement-free space focused on recovery through shared understanding and experience.