What is NA?
Narcotics Anonymous is a nonprofit fellowship of people recovering from addiction. Members meet to share their experience and help one another stay clean. The NA program is based on the Twelve Steps and abstinence from drugs, including alcohol.
Read the official What Is the NA Program? group reading for NA’s own description of the fellowship.
Who can attend?
NA’s Third Tradition states: “The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop using.” You do not need a referral to attend. If you think you may have a drug problem, you can come to a meeting.
Open meetings welcome interested visitors, including people who are not addicts. Closed meetings are for addicts and people who think they may have a drug problem. Check the open and closed meeting codes when choosing a meeting.
What happens at a meeting?
Members share their experience of addiction and recovery. Formats vary: a meeting may include discussion, a speaker or reading NA literature. NA meetings are not professional counseling or medical treatment.
For more detail, read what to expect at an NA meeting and NA’s An Introduction to NA Meetings.
Does it cost anything?
There are no membership fees or dues. Groups meet their expenses through voluntary contributions from NA members. You do not have to contribute to attend. Nonmembers are asked not to contribute, in keeping with NA’s self-support principle.
Anonymity and independence
Please respect other people’s anonymity and what they share. Meeting at a church, treatment center or other facility does not mean NA is affiliated with that facility. The Twelve Traditions of NA guide the fellowship’s relationships and shared purpose.
Find a meeting in Nashville and Middle Tennessee
Use the current NA meeting schedule for times, locations and available meeting information. For help finding a meeting, call the NA helpline at (888) 476-2482.
NA literature and member resources are also available through NA Nashville.