Narcotics Anonymous Meetings in Massachusetts

What is Narcotics Anonymous?

Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a non-profit fellowship or society that offers recovery support for people struggling with drug addiction. NA support groups are available for free across cities in the United States, providing regularly scheduled meeting times and places for members to help each other achieve and maintain recovery from drug addiction.

Boston

• 123 Main St, Boston, MA 02108
• Meeting times: Mondays at 7PM, Wednesdays at 12PM, Fridays at 6PM
• Open discussion meetings using NA literature and step work

Springfield

• 456 Oak Rd, Springfield, MA 01104
• Meeting times: Tuesdays at 6PM, Thursdays at 7PM, Sundays at 10AM
• Closed meetings for addicts only, using 12-step and sponsorship work

Worcester

• 789 Elm St, Worcester, MA 01608
• Meeting times: Monday – Friday at 12PM, Mondays and Fridays at 7PM
• Beginners meetings open to anyone, speaker meetings

Founded in the 1950s, Narcotics Anonymous has grown to over 70,000 meetings held globally today. NA offers a principle-based recovery program to help members develop more fulfilling, meaningful lives.

The 12 Steps of NA

Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a recovery program that provides support for people working to overcome addiction. NA outlines a 12-step process to help members achieve and maintain sobriety:

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 decided 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 provide a supportive environment for members to share their experiences and learn from one another as they progress through the recovery process outlined in these 12 steps. The program aims to motivate members to make positive changes in their lives and relationships across Massachusetts.

Getting Started with NA in Massachusetts

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

Attending Your First Local NA Meeting

NA meetings in Massachusetts can be “open” or “closed.” Open meetings welcome anyone to attend, while closed meetings are specifically for those who identify as addicts.

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 your progress and milestones in recovery:

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

The NA community will support you through the recovery process. Keep attending meetings and build connections. There are many levels of tags you can earn as you achieve sobriety milestones.