Narcotics Anonymous Meetings in Garland, TX

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. This program, which is adapted from Alcoholics Anonymous, is available for drug addicts across the United States and globally.

There are several NA meeting locations available to residents of Garland and surrounding areas. Meetings generally utilize a standard NA format and are open to anyone with a desire to stop using drugs.

Garland Community Fellowship

• Monday Open Discussion: 8:00 PM
• Saturday Open Discussion: 7:00 PM

Centennial Christian Church

• Sunday: 6:30 PM (Discussion Meeting)

First United Methodist Church

• Friday Open Speaker: 8:00 PM

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 principles called the 12 steps to help them recover from addiction:

1. We admitted we were powerless over our addiction, that our lives had become unmanageable.
2. We came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
3. We made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
4. We made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
5. We admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
6. We were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
7. We humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
8. We made a list of all the people we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.
9. We made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when doing so would injure them or others.
10. We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
11. 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.
12. 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.

These 12 steps aim to motivate NA members to make positive changes in their lives and help others recover from addiction across Garland, Dallas, Texas, and beyond. The steps provide a path to overcome addiction through self-improvement, making amends, prayer and meditation, and supporting others in recovery.

Getting Started with NA in Garland

Use the meeting search on Methadone.org to find local Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meetings in the Garland and Dallas area. Both in-person and online/virtual meetings are available.

Attending Your First Local NA Meeting

NA meetings in Garland and Dallas 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 drugs.

Arrive 10-15 minutes early to your first meeting and introduce yourself to the leader or other members as a newcomer. Share your background and experiences if you feel comfortable. You may receive welcome keychain tags marking sobriety milestones like:

• 30 days
• 60 days
• 90 days
• 6 months
• 9 months
• 1 year

The most important things are attending regularly and finding a sponsor you connect with. NA offers hope through a supportive community working through similar struggles with addiction.