NEW **FOR PROFESSIONALS**
NA: A Worldwide Organization(Narcotics Anonymous World Services - NAWS)
Narcotics Anonymous, an international, community-based association of recovering drug addicts, provides peer support to other addicts who desire a drug-free outcome. We strive to cooperate with professionals such as therapeutic communities and other organizations with similar goals.
Narcotics Anonymous is one of the world's oldest and largest associations of recovering drug addicts. The NA approach to recovery from drug addiction is completely nonprofessional, relying on peer support. We believe the NA program works as well as it does primarily because of the therapeutic value of addicts helping other addicts. It is an ideal aftercare support network for clients who wish to pursue and maintain a drug free outcome no matter where in the world where they live.
Canada Atlantic Region
The Canada Atlantic Region was formed in the late 1990s to fill a need by members within Atlantic Canada. NA service bodies within Atlantic Canada have joined together to create a service structure that provides services for our members and the local communities
Valuable Information for the Professional
Below is a list of important NAWS Information Pamphlets.
Membership Survey: Contains the results of a biennial survey of approximately 22,803 NA members.
Information about NA: Includes facts about the history of NA, organizational philosophy, and membership demographics.
NA: A Resource in Your Community: This pamphlet provides information about local NA services that may be available such as public service announcements, phonelines, literature sales, and NA presentations for health fairs, schools and professional conferences.
In Times of Illness: This relied-upon booklet was recently revised to reflect members’ experiences with challenges such as mental health issues, chronic illness and pain, and supporting members with illnesses. It includes section summaries in the table of contents.
NA Groups and Medication: Our Twelve Traditions remind us that medication use is a member’s personal decision, and is an outside issue for NA groups. This piece is intended for groups as they consider this issue. It does not address members’ personal decisions, nor does it try to change members’ opinions about medication. Groups are often better able to carry the message and welcome everyone when members come together to discuss this issue.
For Those in Treatment: In this pamphlet, we offer some suggestions and a basic plan of action to help recovering addicts in the transition from treatment, to continuing recovery in Narcotics Anonymous.
By Young Addicts, For Young Addicts: This pamphlet was developed by young members of Narcotics Anonymous to illustrate the fact that young addicts around the world, speaking many different languages, are getting and staying clean in NA.
An Introduction to NA Meetings: Offers a welcoming introduction, and explains practices unfamiliar to those at their first meetings, and provides tips for groups to preserve an atmosphere of recovery.
Narcotics Anonymous and Persons Receiving Medication-Assisted Treatment: This pamphlet is intended for professionals who prescribe medication to treat drug addiction. The service pamphlet NA Groups and Medication listed in the pamphlet contains a broader discussion of NA members and other medications.
Please reach our to our local Area Service Committee's Public Information at [email protected] for more information on NA in the Newfoundland and Labrador Area. Please see the NAWS Public Service Information What is (PR) Public Relations and Membership for additional information.
Narcotics Anonymous, an international, community-based association of recovering drug addicts, provides peer support to other addicts who desire a drug-free outcome. We strive to cooperate with professionals such as therapeutic communities and other organizations with similar goals.
Narcotics Anonymous is one of the world's oldest and largest associations of recovering drug addicts. The NA approach to recovery from drug addiction is completely nonprofessional, relying on peer support. We believe the NA program works as well as it does primarily because of the therapeutic value of addicts helping other addicts. It is an ideal aftercare support network for clients who wish to pursue and maintain a drug free outcome no matter where in the world where they live.
Canada Atlantic Region
The Canada Atlantic Region was formed in the late 1990s to fill a need by members within Atlantic Canada. NA service bodies within Atlantic Canada have joined together to create a service structure that provides services for our members and the local communities
Valuable Information for the Professional
Below is a list of important NAWS Information Pamphlets.
Membership Survey: Contains the results of a biennial survey of approximately 22,803 NA members.
Information about NA: Includes facts about the history of NA, organizational philosophy, and membership demographics.
NA: A Resource in Your Community: This pamphlet provides information about local NA services that may be available such as public service announcements, phonelines, literature sales, and NA presentations for health fairs, schools and professional conferences.
In Times of Illness: This relied-upon booklet was recently revised to reflect members’ experiences with challenges such as mental health issues, chronic illness and pain, and supporting members with illnesses. It includes section summaries in the table of contents.
NA Groups and Medication: Our Twelve Traditions remind us that medication use is a member’s personal decision, and is an outside issue for NA groups. This piece is intended for groups as they consider this issue. It does not address members’ personal decisions, nor does it try to change members’ opinions about medication. Groups are often better able to carry the message and welcome everyone when members come together to discuss this issue.
For Those in Treatment: In this pamphlet, we offer some suggestions and a basic plan of action to help recovering addicts in the transition from treatment, to continuing recovery in Narcotics Anonymous.
By Young Addicts, For Young Addicts: This pamphlet was developed by young members of Narcotics Anonymous to illustrate the fact that young addicts around the world, speaking many different languages, are getting and staying clean in NA.
An Introduction to NA Meetings: Offers a welcoming introduction, and explains practices unfamiliar to those at their first meetings, and provides tips for groups to preserve an atmosphere of recovery.
Narcotics Anonymous and Persons Receiving Medication-Assisted Treatment: This pamphlet is intended for professionals who prescribe medication to treat drug addiction. The service pamphlet NA Groups and Medication listed in the pamphlet contains a broader discussion of NA members and other medications.
Please reach our to our local Area Service Committee's Public Information at [email protected] for more information on NA in the Newfoundland and Labrador Area. Please see the NAWS Public Service Information What is (PR) Public Relations and Membership for additional information.
Just for Today Reading from NA's Daily Meditation Guide
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Recovery Literature
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NA Literature Ordering in the NL Area
For anyone wishing to purchase NA Literature can do so at a local Regular NA meetings or by contacting the NL ASC Literature Coordinator via email [email protected]. For a copy of the Literature Order Form please Click Here. |
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information pamphlets (IP's)
Recovery Literature in English
Click Here to download literature in other languages
Click Here to download literature in other languages
IP #22, Welcome to NA |
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Booklets
Group Readings
Click on "How to access free recovery literature on na.org" for a short YouTube Video on accessing NA Literature on NAWS. |
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You will find all issues of the news since the last meeting of the World Service Conference. Get caught up on all the latest with NA World Services. Click on the NAWS News Logo for more information.
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