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 Twelve-Step program, including regular attendance at group meetings.
| Narcotics mettings | Address | Schedule |
|---|---|---|
| Point of Freedom Group | 1718 Dalworth Street, Grand Prairie, Texas, 75050 | |
| Monday, 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM | ||
| Saturday, 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM | ||
| Sunday, 05:30 PM - 06:30 PM | ||
| Thursday, 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM | ||
| Tuesday, 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM | ||
| Wednesday, 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM | ||
Grand Prairie Group
- Address: 2232 S Beltline Rd, Grand Prairie, TX 75052
- Monday – Friday at 12 pm (Open, Discussion)
Another Chance Group
- Address: 500 SW 19th St, Grand Prairie, TX 75051
- Tuesday at 8 pm (Open, Discussion)
Living Clean Group
- Address: 2800 Mosley Rd, Grand Prairie, TX 75052
- Wednesday at 8 pm (Open, Discussion)
The 12 Steps of NA
Narcotics Anonymous (NA) outlines a 12-step program to help people recover from drug addiction. The steps aim to motivate members toward positive change across Grand Prairie, Dallas, Texas.
The 12 steps are:
- Step 1: We admitted we were powerless over our addiction, that our lives had become unmanageable.
- Step 2: We came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
- Step 3: We made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
- Step 4: We made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
- Step 5: We admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
- Step 6: We were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
- Step 7: We humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
- Step 8: We made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.
- Step 9: We made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
- Step 10: We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
- Step 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.
- Step 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.
Getting Started with NA in Grand Prairie
Use the meeting search on Methadone.org to find local NA meetings in your area of Grand Prairie and Dallas, Texas. Both in-person and online/virtual meetings are available.
Attending Your First Local NA Meeting
There are two main types of NA meetings in Grand Prairie and Dallas:
| Meeting Type | Description |
| Open | Anyone can attend, including non-addicts seeking information |
| Closed | Only those with a drug addiction can attend |
Arrive early to your first meeting and introduce yourself as a new local member. Share your experiences if you feel comfortable. You’ll likely receive a welcome keychain tag at your first meeting to mark your recovery milestone. Common keychain tags and milestones include:
- 30 days
- 60 days
- 90 days
- 6 months
- 9 months
- 1 year
- 18 months
- Multiple years (2, 3, 5, 10, etc.)
Keep attending meetings and collecting tags as you progress in your recovery. The NA community will support you through the challenges ahead.