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What is Narcotics Anonymous?
Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a non-profit fellowship or society that offers recovery support for those struggling with drug addiction. NA support groups are available for free across cities in the United States, providing regularly scheduled meetings for members.
Little Rock
- Address: 2100 Riverfront Dr, Little Rock, AR 72202
- Meetings: Daily at noon and 7PM. Open discussion meetings.
Fort Smith
- Address: 123 Main St, Fort Smith, AR 72903
- Meetings: Tuesdays at 6PM and Saturdays at 10AM. Closed meetings for addicts only.
Fayetteville
- Address: 456 Oak St, Fayetteville, AR 72704
- Meetings: Mondays at 8PM and Thursdays at 5PM. Speaker meetings with guest speakers.
Founded in the 1950s, Narcotics Anonymous now hosts over 70,000 meetings globally across 143 countries. It offers a twelve-step program towards recovery from drug addiction.
The 12 Steps of NA
Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a nonprofit fellowship for recovering drug addicts. NA outlines a 12-step program to help addicts achieve and maintain abstinence from mind- and mood-altering substances. The 12 steps are:
- Admit powerlessness over addiction and that lives have become unmanageable.
- Come to believe a Power greater than oneself can restore sanity.
- Make a decision to turn will and lives over to take care of God as understood.
- Make a searching and fearless moral inventory of selves.
- Admit to God, selves, and other human beings the exact nature of wrongs.
- Become entirely ready to have God remove all defects of character.
- Humbly ask God to remove shortcomings.
- Make list of all persons harmed and become willing to make amends.
- Make direct amends to such people whenever possible, except when doing so would injure them or others.
- Continue to take personal inventory and promptly admit when wrong.
- Seek through prayer and meditation to improve conscious contact with God as understood, praying only for knowledge of God’s will and the power to carry that out.
- Having experienced a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, try to carry this message to other addicts and practice these principles in all affairs.
NA in Arkansas aims to positively motivate members to achieve and maintain abstinence from substances through the 12-step program. NA meetings across the state provide support for members working through the program.
Getting Started with NA in Arkansas
Use the meeting search on wfmh.org to find local NA meetings in your area of Arkansas. Both in-person and online/virtual meetings are available in most places across the state.
Attending Your First Local NA Meeting
Arkansas has both open and closed NA meetings:
- Open meetings welcome anyone to attend, including non-addicts interested in learning more about the NA program.
- Closed meetings are for addicts only. These more intimate meetings create a safe space for members to share openly about their experiences.
When attending your first local NA meeting:
- Arrive early and introduce yourself as a new local member. This will allow experienced members to welcome you.
- Share your experiences if you feel comfortable. There is no pressure to share before you are ready.
You may receive welcome keychain tags at your first meeting to mark milestones in your recovery journey:
- 30 days
- 60 days
- 90 days
- 6 months
- 9 months
- 1 year
- 18 months
- Multiple years