Narcotics Anonymous Meetings in Nebraska

What is Narcotics Anonymous?

Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a nonprofit fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. Members meet regularly to help each other stay clean.

Omaha

• Mondays 8:00 PM (speaker meeting)
• Tuesdays 7:00 PM (open discussion)

Lincoln

• Wednesdays 6:30 PM (step meeting)
• Saturdays 10:30 AM (open discussion)

Grand Island

• Sundays 7:00 PM (candlelight meeting)
• Thursdays 8:30 PM (speaker meeting)

Founded in the 1950s, Narcotics Anonymous now hosts over 70,000 meetings globally. The meetings provide a safe, supportive environment for those seeking recovery from drug addiction.

The 12 Steps of NA

NA (Narcotics Anonymous) is a global, community-based organization that provides support for people recovering from drug addiction. Here is an overview of each of the 12 steps:

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.

The 12 steps aim to motivate NA members to take control of their addiction and nurture personal growth across Nebraska communities. Following these steps leads to spiritual progress and a drug-free lifestyle.

Getting Started with NA in Nebraska

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

Attending Your First Local NA Meeting

NA meetings in Nebraska can be “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 your progress:

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

The key tags are meant to recognize milestones in your recovery, provide a sense of accomplishment, and reinforce the NA community support system.