There
are two points of contact with Narcotics Anonymous at the local
level: NA groups, and NA service committees. Narcotics Anonymous
groups hold the actual recovery meetings where drug addicts
interact with one another. Our service committees coordinate
volunteer activities for a number of NA groups in a community,
district, or country.
There are three ways to make contact with local NA groups and
committees.
1. Many NA communities have telephone contact services. Their
numbers are usually listed in the NA Phoneline Directory, available
from our World Service Office.
Local telephone contact numbers are also often listed in the
local telephone book or through the telephone company's directory
assistance service under the name "Narcotics Anonymous."
2. Local NA chapters that have been in existence for some time
usually publish
local meeting directories
that show the days, times, and places where Narcotics
Anonymous groups meet and sometimes give additional information
about specific
meeting formats. You can get a local meeting directory either
by visiting an NA meeting or by calling the local
NA phoneline.
3. If no means of contacting local NA groups or committees can
be found, contact our World Service Office. Using the worldwide
group and committee registration information we maintain for
our fellowship, we will be able to tell you how to contact the
nearest
NA community.
There
are two basic kinds of Narcotics Anonymous meetings. Anyone
from the community may attend an "open" meeting
to see for themselves what Narcotics Anonymous is like. "Closed"
NA meetings, however, are meant for attendance by addicts
only. Be sure to ask the phoneline contact or check the meeting
directory to see whether the meeting you are planning to attend
is "open" or "closed" before visiting.
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