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“The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop using”…Tradition 3

“Our primary purpose is to carry the message to the addict who still suffers”…Tradition 5

WEST MILFORD MEETINGS LOCATION CHANGE!

Both the Recovery in the Mountains (Sundays, 7 PM to 8 PM) and Serenity in the Sticks (Fridays, 8 PM to 9:15 PM) meetings in West Milford have moved from St. Josephs Church on Germantown Rd. to:

The Almond Branch Church at 184 Marshall Hill Rd.

For direction and details visit the Meeting List page.

UPCOMING MEETINGS

October 21, 2026 5:47 pm
7:30 pm   Wednesday   Just for Today
352 Clifton Avenue   Clifton, NJ 07011
O,JFT,Ro,S,St,Tp,WC,NS   Christian Counseling Center 

6:30 pm   Thursday   Stick N Stay
537 Totowa Rd   Totowa, NJ 07512
O,D,S,Tp,WC,NS   Ground Floor in the Multipurpose Room 

7:30 pm   Thursday   Out Of The Valley
1200 Alps Rd.   Wayne, NJ 07470
O,D,JFT,WC,NS   corner Alps & Ratzer Rds. 

7:30 pm   Thursday   Thursday Night Carltondale NA
145 Carltondale Road   Ringwood, NJ 07456
O,B,Bk,St,WC,NS    

8:00 pm   Thursday   Recover & Discover
33 Woodland Avenue   Montclair, NJ 07042
O,S,St,Tp,WC,NS    

NA White Booklet

The NA White Booklet

If you are new to Narcotics Anonymous, we recommend the Narcotics Anonymous White Booklet, also known as “The Little White Book” and as NA’s first piece of Literature. It’s a great introduction to the program to get you started!  Click on the image to download the booklet. You can also explore one of the other informational pamphlets found on the Literature page of this website..

What is NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS?

NA is a non-profit fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem.  We are recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean.  This is a program of complete abstinence from all drugs.  There is only one requirement for membership – the desire to stop using.  We suggest that you keep an open mind and give yourself a break.  Our program is a set of principles written so simply that we can follow them in our daily lives.  The most important thing about them is that they work. We have learned from our group experience that those who keep coming to pur meetings regularly stay clean.


~ Narcotics Anonymous Basic Text, page 9.

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Narcotics Anonymous is an international, community-based association of recovering drug addicts with over 58,000 weekly meetings in over 131 countries worldwide
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Recovery from addiction is possible and available through the 12 Steps and 12 Traditions of Narcotics Anonymous.

Just For Today

October 21, 2026

God's will today

Page 307

"This decision demands continued acceptance, ever increasing faith, and a daily commitment to recovery."

IP No.14, "One Addict's Experience"
Sometimes, we really live the Third Step--and it's great! We don't regret the past, we aren't afraid of the future, and we're generally pleased with the present. Sometimes, though, we lose our vision of God's will in our life.

Many of us dream of erasing the mistakes of our past, but the past cannot be erased. Many of us are grateful this is so, for our past experiences have brought us to the recovery we enjoy today. By working the program, we can learn to accept the past and reconcile ourselves with it by amending our wrongs. Those same Twelve Steps can help eliminate our worries over the future. When we practice NA principles on a daily basis in all our affairs, we can leave the results up to our Higher Power.

It seems as though our members with the strongest faith are the ones who are best able to live in the present moment. Enjoyment, appreciation, and gratitude for the quality of our lives--these are the results of faith in life itself. When we practice the principles of our program, today is the only day we need.

Just for Today: I will make the most of today, and trust that yesterday and tomorrow are in God's care.

Copyright (c) 2007-2026, NA World Services, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Spiritual Principle a Day

October 21, 2026
Optimism and That Storied Glass of Water
Page 304
"Just for today my thoughts will be on my recovery, living and enjoying life without the use of drugs."
Basic Text, Chapter 9: Just for Today--Living the Program

People often talk about pessimism and optimism in terms of seeing the glass as being "half empty" or "half full." As addicts, many of us think about it more in terms like, "What's in the glass, though? Is it any good? When can I get more?" or "Do you have more than I do? Let me have some of yours." No matter how many glasses we have or how full they are, we addicts tend to always be concerned with where the next one is coming from and/or what the people around us have in theirs. We often forget that before recovery we either didn't have a glass at all or couldn't keep one, full or not.

We hear "Just for Today" read so often that we may forget how revolutionary the shift in thinking it proposes is for us. Instead of focusing on what's next or what's going on around us, we are called to focus on ourselves, right here and right now. The principles of optimism and hope often seem to be forward-looking, directing our attention to what is yet to come. However, as anyone who has ever been assigned to do a gratitude list can tell you, focusing on what is going well for us in the present moment can dramatically change our outlook on our lives.

When we focus on our recovery, on living and enjoying life without the use of drugs, our fears and anxieties tend to melt away. We become less concerned with matters like when our glass is going to get refilled. If we look into the glasses of those around us, it's to see whether we can share what we have with them. Focusing on our glass--our recovery--gives us optimism by reminding us that we will be okay, no matter what.

Being in recovery means I no longer have to wonder whether the glass is half empty or half full. Not only do I have what I need, I have enough to share. I no longer need to compare with others.
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Meetings Every Day of the Week!

The meeting list page of the Passaic Area website lists all of the meetings happening every week in our area as well as links out to meetings statewide and even worldwide!

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Current Events & Activities

Keep an eye on this section to find out what fun and informative activities, events, group celebrations and special presentations are going on in our Area!  Also, check the Events and Activities page for a full listing of everything that’s happening!

EVENTS & ACTIVITIES