Narcotics Anonymous Meetings in Virginia

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 through a 12-step program including regular attendance at group meetings.

NA Meeting at St. Mary’s Church

• Address: 110 Oak St, Richmond, VA 23220
• Meetings: Mondays at 7 PM (1 hour, open discussion)

NA Meeting at Community Center

• Address: 532 Park Ave, Norfolk, VA 23510
• Meetings: Wednesdays at 6 PM (1.5 hours, speaker & discussion)

NA Meeting at First Baptist Church

• Address: 710 George St, Alexandria, VA 22314
• Meetings: Fridays at 5:30 PM (1.5 hours, literature study)

Founded in 1953, Narcotics Anonymous has over 70,000 meetings across 143 countries worldwide. Membership is free, and the program is funded through member contributions only.

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 that 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.

NA meetings across Virginia provide a supportive environment for members to discuss their struggles and victories. The 12 steps aim to motivate members toward positive change in their attitudes and behaviors.

Getting Started with NA in Virginia

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

Attending Your First Local NA Meeting

NA meetings in Virginia may be “open” or “closed”. Open meetings welcome anyone interested in the NA program to attend, while closed meetings are only for those who have a desire to stop using drugs.

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 such as:

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

The keychains provide members with tangible evidence of their commitment to staying clean. NA relies on the therapeutic value of one addict helping another, so members are encouraged to support each other through the recovery process.