What is Narcotics Anonymous?
Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a nonprofit fellowship or society of recovering drug addicts whose primary purpose is to help addicts stop using drugs. It offers recovery from the effects of addiction through a twelve-step program, including regular attendance at group meetings.
There are several NA meetings available in Mission, Texas each week:
Mission Fellowship Group
- Monday at 8:00 PM (Open Discussion)
- Tuesday at 8:00 PM (Open Discussion)
- Thursday at 8:00 PM (Literature Study)
- Saturday at 6:30 PM (Participation Meeting)
Hidalgo County Group
- Sunday at 6:00 PM (Participation Meeting)
- Wednesday at 8:00 PM (Topic Discussion)
Lower Valley Serenity Group
- Friday at 8:00 PM (Open Speaker Meeting)
- Sunday at 6:30 PM (Open Discussion)
The 12 Steps of NA
Narcotics Anonymous (NA) is a 12-step program that provides support for people recovering from drug addiction. The 12 steps aim to help members achieve and maintain abstinence from mind-altering and mood-altering substances.
The 12 steps of NA are:
- Admit powerlessness over addiction and that life has become unmanageable.
- Come to believe in a Power greater than oneself that can restore sanity.
- Make a decision to turn one’s will and life over to the care of this Higher Power.
- Make a searching and fearless moral inventory of oneself.
- Admit to this Higher Power, to oneself, and to another human being the exact nature of one’s wrongs.
- Become entirely ready to have these defects of character removed.
- Humbly ask this Higher Power to remove shortcomings.
- Make a list of all those harmed and become willing to make amends to them all.
- Make direct amends to such people whenever possible, except when doing so would injure them or others.
- Continue to take personal inventory and promptly admit when wrong.
- Seek through prayer and meditation to improve conscious contact with this Higher Power as we understand it, praying only for knowledge of its will and the power to carry that out.
- Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, try to carry this message to other addicts and practice these principles in all affairs.
Getting Started with NA in Mission
Use the meeting search on wfmh.org to find local meetings in your area. Both in-person and online/virtual meetings are available.
Attending Your First Local NA Meeting
NA offers both open and closed meeting types in Mission, Hidalgo, Texas:
| Meeting Type | Description |
| Open | Anyone is welcome to attend, including non-addicts. |
| Closed | Only those with a drug addiction or seeking help with addiction may attend. |
Arrive early and introduce yourself as a new local member. Share your experiences if you feel comfortable. You may receive the following welcome keychain tags marking clean time milestones at your first meeting or when you reach each milestone:
- 30 days
- 60 days
- 90 days
- 6 months
- 9 months
- 1 year
- 18 months
- Multiple years
The keytags serve as a symbolic reminder of your progress and commitment. Attending meetings regularly and connecting with other members is an important part of the NA program of recovery from drug addiction. Check the local meeting schedule for options in your area or virtually.