Narcotics Anonymous Meetings in Grand Prairie

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, available across the United States, is funded by member contributions.

First United Methodist Church

• Monday at 8:00 PM (Open Discussion Meeting)
• Friday at 8:00 PM (Open Discussion Meeting)

Park Springs Bible Church

• Sunday at 6:00 PM (Participation Meeting)
• Tuesday at 8:00 PM (Open Discussion Meeting)

United Methodist Church

• Wednesday at 8:00 PM (Candlelight Meeting)
• Saturday at 6:30 PM (Open Discussion Meeting)

The 12 Steps of NA

Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a nonprofit fellowship for recovering drug addicts. Below are the 12 steps that serve as spiritual principles to guide members on the path toward positive change:

1. We admitted we were powerless over our addiction and 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 people 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, we 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.

Getting Started with NA in Grand Prairie

Use the meeting search on wfmh.org to find local Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meetings in the Grand Prairie and Dallas area. Both in-person and online/virtual meetings are available.

Attending Your First Local NA Meeting

NA meetings in Grand Prairie and Dallas can be either “open” or “closed”. Let’s look at the differences:

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 at the first meeting and at milestones

Typical keychain tag milestones:

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

The most important things are attending regularly and sharing only at your own pace. The group will welcome and support you.