Narcotics Anonymous Meetings in Columbus

What is Narcotics Anonymous?

Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a nonprofit fellowship or society that provides support for people recovering from drug addiction. NA meetings are held regularly in cities across the United States and are free to attend.

Columbus Public Library

• Monday at 7:30 PM (Open Discussion Meeting)
• Wednesday at 7:30 PM (Literature Study)

North Highland Methodist Church

1703 2nd Ave., Columbus, GA 31901

• Tuesday at 8:00 PM (Open Speaker Meeting)
• Saturday at 12:00 PM (Open Discussion Meeting)

Britt David Magnet Academy

2911 12th St., Columbus, GA 31903

• Monday at 5:30 PM (Women’s Meeting)
• Friday at 5:30 PM (Basic Text Study)

Today there are over 70,000 NA meetings held globally. The program is completely free and open to anyone with the desire to stop using drugs.

The 12 Steps of NA

Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a 12-step program for people overcoming addiction. The 12 steps aim to guide members to accept their addiction, surrender to a higher power, self-reflect, make amends, and help others in recovery.

1. We admitted we were powerless over our addiction and that our lives had become unmanageable.
2. We came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
3. We made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God, as we understood Him.
4. We made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
5. We admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
6. We were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
7. We humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
8. We made a list of all the people we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.
9. We made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when doing so would injure them or others.
10. We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong, we promptly admitted it.
11. We sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to addicts, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.

Getting Started with NA in Columbus

Use the meeting search on wfmh.org to find local Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meetings in your area. Both in-person and online/virtual meetings are available in most places.

Attending Your First Local NA Meeting

There are two main types of NA meetings in Columbus, Muscogee:

Arrive early and introduce yourself as a new local member. Share your experiences if you feel comfortable. You may receive welcome keychain tags at your first meeting to mark milestones in your recovery:

• 30 days
• 60 days
• 90 days
• 6 months
• 9 months
• 1 year