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What is Narcotics Anonymous?
Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a nonprofit fellowship or society of people who suffer from drug addiction. This support group, founded in the 1950s, is designed to help addicts share their experiences, strengths, and hopes to overcome their addiction and stay clean. Today, NA hosts over 70,000 meetings globally.
In North Carolina, United States, NA meetings are available across the state. Here are some of the local NA group details:
Asheville, NC
Asheville Narcotics Anonymous Address: Grace Baptist Church, 718 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC 28806 Meeting Times:
- Monday at 6:30 PM (Discussion Meeting)
- Tuesday at 6:30 PM (Discussion Meeting)
- Friday at 6:30 PM (Discussion Meeting)
- Saturday at 6:30 PM (Discussion Meeting)
Charlotte, NC
Charlotte NA Group Address: Calvary Church, 5801 Pineville Matthews Rd, Charlotte, NC 28226 Meeting Times:
- Monday at 8:00 PM (Step Meeting)
- Tuesday at 8:00 PM (Discussion Meeting)
- Thursday at 8:00 PM (Topic Discussion Meeting)
- Saturday at 6:30 PM (Speaker Meeting)
Raleigh, NC
Raleigh Narcotics Anonymous Address: Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Raleigh, 3313 Wade Ave, Raleigh, NC 27607 Meeting Times:
- Sunday at 8:00 PM (Candlelight Meeting)
- Monday at 7:00 PM (Step Meeting)
- Wednesday at 7:30 PM (Speaker Meeting)
- Saturday at 6:30 PM (Beginners Meeting)
The NA program is free for anyone battling addiction. Meetings provide a judgment-free space for members to share stories, build trust, and support one another through the recovery process.
The 12 Steps of Narcotics Anonymous (NA)
- We admitted we were powerless over our addiction, that our lives had become unmanageable.
- We came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
- We made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
- We made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
- We admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
- We were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
- We humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
- We made a list of all the persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.
- We made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when doing so would injure them or others.
- We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
- 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.
- 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.
Getting Started with NA in North Carolina
Use the meeting search on wfmh.org to find local Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meetings in your area of North Carolina. Both in-person and online/virtual meetings are available in most places across the state.
Attending Your First Local NA Meeting
There are two main types of NA meetings in North Carolina:
Open Meetings | Closed Meetings |
Open to anyone interested in the NA program | Only for addicts or those who think they may have a drug problem |
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 at your first meeting
You can earn key tags for sobriety milestones like:
- 30 days
- 60 days
- 1 year
- And more