Narcotics Anonymous Meetings in Kansas

What is Narcotics Anonymous?

Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a nonprofit fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs have become a major problem. Members meet regularly to help each other stay clean via a program of complete abstinence from all drugs.

There are dozens of NA meetings across Kansas offering support for those struggling with drug addiction. Here are the details of the NA meetings:

Lawrence NA Group

• Address: 946 Vermont St, Lawrence, KS 66044
• This NA group holds open speaker meetings daily at noon and 8 pm. The meeting format focuses on members sharing their personal stories of addiction and recovery.

Salina NA Central Kansas Area

• Address: 138 S 8th St, Salina, KS 67401
• Meeting times: Sundays 6:00 pm Candlelight meeting
• This closed meeting requires members to share their experiences with addiction and recovery from narcotics. The candlelight format promotes a thoughtful, centered atmosphere.

KCK Recovery Services

• Address: 727 Minnesota Ave, Kansas City, KS 66101
• Meeting times: Mondays at 6:30 pm Speaker Meeting, Tuesdays at 6:30 pm Step Study, and Fridays at 7:30 pm Newcomers Meeting
• This NA group holds different types of meetings for members at all stages of recovery. They offer an open speaker meeting to share stories as well as a step study meeting to work through the NA twelve steps.

Founded in 1953, Narcotics Anonymous has grown to over 70,000 weekly meetings held in 139 countries today. NA uses a twelve-step program adapted from Alcoholics Anonymous to achieve abstinence from illicit drugs.

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 guide members on their path to recovery:

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 the 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 groups across Kansas adapt and follow these 12 steps to help members take control of their addiction and rebuild their lives for the better. The program provides a supportive community and spiritual guidance to motivate recovering addicts toward positive change.

Getting Started with NA in Kansas

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

Attending Your First Local NA Meeting

NA meetings in Kansas can be either “open” or “closed”.

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 abstinence 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. By sharing your experiences and listening to others, you can find the help and encouragement needed for your recovery journey. Reaching abstinence milestones marked by the keychain tags gives a sense of accomplishment.