Narcotics Anonymous Meetings in Wyoming

What is Narcotics Anonymous?

Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a nonprofit support group program for anyone struggling with drug addiction. Completely free, NA hosts over 70,000 recovery meetings worldwide since being founded in the 1950s.

Casper NA Meeting

• Address: 521 E 2nd St, Casper, WY 82601
• This meeting location hosts open discussion meetings Tuesdays at 8:00 pm. Meetings last 60-90 minutes and follow the 12-step program. Anyone is welcome to attend.

Cheyenne NA Meeting

• Address: 1909 Oglala Ct, Cheyenne, WY 82001
• This Cheyenne meeting location hosts a women’s group Thursdays at 7:00 pm. The open discussion focuses on the 12 steps and follows a set structure led by a chairperson. Attendance ranges from 15-25 women seeking sobriety support.

Laramie NA Meeting

• Address: St. Paul’s Newman Center, 1510 E Gibbon St, Laramie, WY 82072
• Laramie hosts an open NA meeting Saturdays at 7:00 pm in the basement of St. Paul’s Newman Center. Meetings last 60-90 minutes and follow the 12 traditions. Newcomers are welcome at any time. The group averages between 10-20 people seeking recovery support.

The 12 Steps of NA

Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a global, community-based organization that provides support for people recovering from drug addiction. NA outlines a 12-step program to help individuals achieve and maintain abstinence from mind- and mood-altering substances. The 12 steps are:

1. We admitted we were powerless over 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 persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.
9. We made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do 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.

NA meetings held throughout Wyoming aim to provide a supportive environment for members to share their experiences and motivate one another toward positive change.

Getting Started with NA in Wyoming

Use the meeting search on Methadone.org to find local meetings in your area. Both in-person and online/virtual meetings are available across Wyoming.

Attending Your First Local NA Meeting

NA meetings in Wyoming can be either open or closed. Open meetings welcome anyone interested in the NA program, while closed meetings are only for those with a desire to stop using drugs.

When attending your first local NA meeting:

• Arrive early and introduce yourself as a new local member.
• Share your experiences if you feel comfortable.

Receive welcome keychain tags marking clean time milestones:

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

The NA community will welcome you and provide support. You can share as much or as little as you want. Talk to members before or after the meeting. Note that NA does not provide counseling or drug abuse treatment, but facilitates peer support for recovering drug addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean. The program is free. The only requirement for membership is the desire to stop using drugs.