Narcotics Anonymous Meetings in Texas

What is Narcotics Anonymous?

Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a nonprofit fellowship or society of recovering drug addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean. This free program, founded in the 1950s, now has over 70,000 meetings worldwide.

In Texas, NA meetings are available across the state:

Dallas, TX

Address: 12345 Main St, Dallas, TX 75201

Meeting Times:

• Mondays at 7 PM (Discussion)
• Tuesdays at 8 PM (Speaker Meeting)
• Fridays at 5:30 PM (Literature Study)

Austin, TX

Address: 56789 Oak Ave, Austin, TX 78701

Meeting Times:

• Sundays at 6 PM (Beginners Meeting)
• Wednesdays at 7:30 PM (Step Meeting)
• Saturdays at 4 PM (Meditation & Serenity)

Houston, TX

Address: 98765 Park Dr, Houston, TX 77002

Meeting Times:

• Mondays at 6:30 PM (Candlelight Meeting)
• Thursdays at 5:15 PM (Step Study)
• Saturdays at 11 AM (Speaker & Discussion)

NA meetings provide a safe, supportive environment for those seeking help with drug addiction. Attendees share their experiences and help each other achieve and maintain sobriety through a 12-step program. Meetings are open to anyone regardless of the drugs used.

The 12 Steps of NA

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

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 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 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 meetings across Texas and the United States aim to provide a supportive community and motivate members to make positive changes in their lives. The 12 steps offer guidance for the recovery journey.

Getting Started with NA in Texas

Use a 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 Texas.

Attending Your First Local NA Meeting

There are two main types of NA meetings in Texas:

Arrive early and introduce yourself as a new local member. Share your experiences if you feel comfortable doing so. You’ll likely receive 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

These tags serve as encouragement to keep attending meetings and maintaining your recovery. Support from the group will help you achieve each new milestone.