Narcotics Anonymous Meetings in Arlington, 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 from drugs. This program is free and available across the United States, including in Arlington, Texas.

Grace United Methodist Church

• Address: 2215 S Cooper St, Arlington, TX 76010
• Meeting Times: Mondays at 8:00 pm (1 hour, open discussion meeting)

Mission Arlington

• Tuesdays at 8:00 pm (1 hour, open discussion meeting)
• Thursdays at 8:00 pm (1 hour, open discussion meeting)

First United Methodist Church

• Address: 313 N Center St, Arlington, TX 76011
• Meeting Times: Fridays at 8:00 pm (1 hour, open discussion meeting)

Founded in the 1950s, Narcotics Anonymous now holds over 70,000 meetings globally. The Arlington meetings welcome anyone seeking help and support around drug addiction issues.

The 12 Steps of NA

Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a peer support and recovery organization for individuals overcoming drug addiction. NA members follow a 12-step program to achieve and maintain sobriety. The 12 steps aim to motivate members toward positive change across Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas.

The 12 Steps are:

• Step 1: We admitted we were powerless over 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 Arlington

Use the meeting search on methadone.org to find local Narcotics Anonymous meetings in the Arlington area. Both in-person and online/virtual meetings are available.

Attending Your First Local NA Meeting

There are two main types of NA meetings in Arlington:

Arrive early and introduce yourself as a new local member. If comfortable, share your experiences with addiction and recovery. You may receive welcome keychain tags marking sobriety milestones:

• 30 days
• 60 days
• 90 days
• 6 months
• 9 months
• 1 year
• 18 months
• Multiple years

These tags represent your commitment to staying clean and are presented when you reach each milestone. Attending meetings regularly and engaging with the NA community can provide invaluable support on your road to recovery.