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ORGANIZATION |
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basic unit of the Narcotics Anonymous organization is the NA
group. In a country where Narcotics Anonymous is a relatively
new phenomenon, the NA group is the only level of organization.
In a country where a number of Narcotics Anonymous groups have
had the chance to develop and stabilize, groups will have elected
delegates to form a local service committee. A number of services
are usually offered by these area committees, among them: |
| Distribution
of Narcotics Anonymous literature |
| Telephone
information services |
| Public
information presentations for treatment staff, civic organizations,
government agencies, and schools |
| Panel
presentations to acquaint treatment or correctional facility
residents with the NA program |
| Meeting
directories for individual information and use in scheduling
visits by client groups |
| Area
committees, whether serving a network of groups in a single
city or all groups in a given country, are run almost exclusively
by volunteer NA members, who serve on a rotating basis. In some
countries, especially the larger countries or those where Narcotics
Anonymous is especially well established, a number of area committees
have joined together to create regions. These regional committees
handle services affecting the entire national movement, while
the area committees handle local services. |
| An
international delegate assembly called the World Service Conference,
which has met annually since 1978, provides guidance for a number
of committees which address issues affecting the entire organization,
all assisted by NA's World Service Office in Los Angeles, California,
USA. Primary among the priorities of NA's world services are
activities which support young national movements and the translation
of Narcotics Anonymous literature. For additional information,
contact either the World Service Office headquarters in Los
Angeles or the European branch office in Brussels; their mailing
addresses, telephone numbers, and fax numbers appear at the
end of this article. |
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