NA was founded in 1953. Since the publication of our Basic Text in 1983, the number of members and meetings has increased dramatically. Today, NA members hold nearly 76,000 meetings weekly in 143 countries. We offer recovery from the effects of addiction through working a twelve-step program, including regular attendance at group meetings.
The group atmosphere provides help from peers and offers an ongoing support network for addicts who wish to pursue and maintain a drug-free lifestyle. Our name, Narcotics Anonymous, is not meant to imply a focus on any particular drug; NA’s approach makes no distinction between drugs, including alcohol.
Membership is free, and we have no affiliation with any organizations outside of NA including governments, religions, law enforcement groups, or medical and psychiatric associations. Through all of our service efforts and our cooperation with others seeking to help addicts, we strive to reach a day when every addict in the world has an opportunity to experience our message of recovery in their own language and culture.
NA: A resource in your community
NA and Persons Receiving Medication -Assisted Treatment
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If you are interested in inviting the Greater New Brunswick Area Service Committee to make a presentation in your community or if you are a treatment facility interested in having our Hospitals & Institutions Subcommittee bring NA presentations to your clients, please email gnbascnj@gmail.com or use the Contact Form.
Narcotics Anonymous of New Jersey has two Public Service Announcement Videos available that can be freely downloaded and displayed: You Can Stop Too and We Do Recover.
For information about assistance for family members and friends of addicts, please visit the Nar-Anon of New Jersey website. Although Narcotics Anonymous is not affiliated with Nar-Anon we are providing their information as a public service.