Narcotics Anonymous Meetings in Arizona

What is Narcotics Anonymous?

Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a nonprofit fellowship or society for men and women seeking recovery from drug addiction. The program is based on the 12 steps and 12 traditions adapted from Alcoholics Anonymous. NA meetings provide a safe, supportive environment for members to help each other achieve and maintain abstinence from drugs.

First Church of Phoenix

• Address: 557 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85004
• This location holds open NA meetings every Tuesday and Thursday at 6:30 PM. The meetings last 1-1.5 hours and follow a speaker/participation format open to those seeking recovery through NA.

Mesa Community Center

• Address: 201 N Center St, Mesa, AZ 85201
• NA meetings are held here on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 7:00 PM. The 1-hour meetings involve members sharing their experiences and providing mutual support. Newcomers are welcome.

Tucson Central Group

• Address: 2212 E Speedway Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85719
• This NA group hosts meetings 7 days a week at various times. Their Sunday 6:00 PM speaker meeting features personal stories of recovery. See full schedule on their website.

Founded in 1953, Narcotics Anonymous has grown to over 70,000 weekly meetings across 139 countries worldwide. NA offers recovery support to people from all backgrounds seeking freedom from drug addiction.

The 12 Steps of NA

Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a nonprofit fellowship or society of recovering drug addicts whose primary purpose is to help addicts stop using drugs. NA outlines a 12-step plan to guide addicts toward recovery:

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 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.

Aims to motivate members toward positive change across Arizona NA chapters across Arizona utilize this 12-step plan to help addicted members take responsibility for their recovery, examine their behaviors, make amends, and commit to ongoing personal growth. The peer-support program aims to motivate positive change in members’ lives and relationships.

Getting Started with NA in Arizona

Use the meeting search on wfmh.org to find local NA meetings in your area of Arizona. Both in-person and online/virtual meetings are available in most places across the state.

Attending Your First Local NA Meeting

There are two main types of NA meetings in Arizona:

• Open Meetings: Anyone is welcome to attend, including family members and friends. These are good meetings to start with if you’re new to NA.
• Closed Meetings: Only those with a desire to stop using drugs are allowed to attend. These can provide more intimate sharing once you become established in the NA fellowship.

When attending your first local NA meeting:

• Arrive 10-15 minutes early and introduce yourself as a new local member. This will allow experienced members to welcome you.
• Share your experiences if you feel comfortable, but don’t feel pressured to speak extensively. Just listening to others is absolutely fine.

You may receive the following 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 in Arizona encourages newcomers to keep an open mind, attend meetings regularly, exchange phone numbers, get a sponsor, and read NA literature. The most important thing is to keep coming back!