| POSITIONS
ON RELATED ISSUES OR INSTITUTIONS |
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order to maintain its focus, Narcotics Anonymous has established
a tradition of nonendorsement and does not take positions as
an organization on anything outside its own specific sphere
of activity. Narcotics Anonymous does not express opinions,
either pro or con, on civil, social, medical, legal, or religious
issues, nor does it take any stands on secondary addiction-related
issues such as criminality, law enforcement, drug legalization
or penalties, prostitution, HIV infection, or free-needle programs.
The NA movement does not even oppose the use of drugs, stating
only that if an addict desires to stop using, Narcotics Anonymous
stands ready to help. |
| Narcotics
Anonymous is entirely self-supporting and accepts no financial
contributions from nonmembers. In a similar vein, it is generally
understood that groups and service committees are run by members,
for members. |
| NA
will neither endorse nor oppose any other organization's philosophy
or methodology. Narcotics Anonymous believes its sole competence
is in providing a platform upon which drug addicts can share
their recovery with one another. This is certainly not to say
that Narcotics Anonymous believes there aren't any other "good"
or "worthy" organizations. However, to remain free
of the distraction of controversy, NA focuses all its energy
on its particular area of competence, leaving others to fulfill
their own goals. |
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