Narcotics Anonymous Meetings in Orlando

Narcotics mettings Address Schedule
A Train To Somewhere Group9284 2nd Avenue, Orlando, Florida, 32824
Thursday, 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Alive and Kicking639 West Central Boulevard, Orlando, FL 32801-2542
Sunday, 8:00 PM
Thursday, 8:00 PM
Another Chance Group Orlando2818 Orange Center Boulevard, Orlando, Florida, 32805
Thursday, 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Anyone May Join Us Group927 Goldwyn Avenue, Orlando, Florida, 32805
Wednesday, 05:15 PM - 06:15 PM
Basic Beginnings Group5002 Cortez Drive, Orlando, Florida, 32808
Sunday, 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Believing in Miracles Group2565 E Kaley Ave, Orlando, Florida, 32806
Monday, 08:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Breakfast Club Group Orlando2601 Rio Grande Avenue, Orlando, Florida, 32805
Sunday, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
By the Book Group Orlando1220 Alden Road, Orlando, Florida, 32803
Tuesday, 08:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Carter Tabernacle CME Church1 South Cottage Hill Road, Orlando, FL 32805-2068
Monday, 12:00 PM, 8:00 PM
Wednesday, 12:00 PM
Friday, 12:00 PM
Center for Drug Free Living2601 South Rio Grande Avenue, Orlando, FL 32805-6140
Wednesday, 8:00 PM
Thursday, 8:00 PM
Saturday, 8:00 PM

What is Narcotics Anonymous?

Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a nonprofit fellowship or society of recovering drug addicts whose global membership meets regularly to help each other stay clean via complete abstinence from all drugs, including alcohol. This is a free support group available in cities across the United States.

NA Meetings in Orlando

There are dozens of NA meetings held every week across Orlando, Florida. Here are the details on three of the main meeting locations:

The Center Orlando

Address: 946 N Mills Ave, Orlando, FL 32803

Meetings:

  • Monday 8:00 pm (Closed Step Meeting)
  • Tuesday 8:00 pm (Candlelight Meditation)
  • Friday 8:00 pm (Candlelight Meeting)

Orlando Central Church of the Brethren

Address: 2705 Discovery Dr, Orlando, FL 32826

Meetings:

  • Sunday 6:00 pm
  • Thursday 8:00 pm

College Park United Methodist Church

Address: 644 W Princeton St, Orlando, FL 32804

Meetings:

  • Saturday 11:00 am
  • Sunday 6:00 pm
  • Wednesday 8:00 pm (Candlelight)

Founded in the 1950s, Narcotics Anonymous has grown to over 70,000 meetings across 143 countries as of 2016. The Orlando area now hosts dozens of weekly NA meetings to provide free support to those recovering from drug addiction.

The 12 Steps of NA Narcotics Anonymous (NA)

The nonprofit fellowship for recovering drug addicts that provides a recovery process and peer support network. The basis of the NA recovery program is the 12 steps, outlined below:

  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 doing 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 across Orlando, Florida, and the entire United States aim to provide support for members working through this 12-step program to motivate and encourage positive change in their lives.

Getting Started with NA in Orlando

Use the meeting search on wfmh.org to find local Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meetings in the Orlando area. Both in-person and online/virtual meetings are available.

Attending Your First Local NA Meeting

Orlando offers both open and closed NA meetings:

Meeting Type Description
Open Anyone can attend, including non-addicts seeking information.
Closed Only those with a drug addiction can share at the meeting.

Arrive 10-15 minutes early and introduce yourself to the leader as a new local member. Share your experiences if you feel comfortable. Many meetings provide welcome keychain tags at your first meeting to mark milestones in your recovery:

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

The sole purpose of these meetings is for those recovering from addiction to share their experience, strength, and hope with one another, to stay clean and sober. By attending meetings and connecting with other members, you’ll find support in creating positive change.

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