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Narcotics Anonymous

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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

March 20, 2026 2:30 am
7:30 pm   Friday   Solo Por Hoy
352 Clifton Avenue   Clifton, NJ 07011
O,Bi,D,S,St,WC,NS    

8:00 pm   Friday   Serenity In The Sticks
184 Marshall Hill Rd.   West Milford, NJ 07480
O,D,S,NS    

10:00 am   Saturday   Hot Topic
5 Bartholdi Avenue   Butler, NJ 07405
O,WC,NS,V,Gr    

10:00 am   Saturday   Men's Meeting
352 Clifton Ave.   Clifton, NJ 07011
C,D,M,S,Tp,WC,NS   Christian Counseling Center 

7:30 pm   Saturday   Never Alone Again
352 Clifton Ave.   Clifton, NJ 07011
O,D,S,St,WC,NS   Christian Counseling Center 

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

March 20, 2026
Higher Power
Page 82
"Most of us have no trouble admitting that addiction had become a destructive force in our lives. Our best efforts resulted in ever greater destruction and despair. At some point, we realized that we needed the help of some Power greater than our addiction."
Basic Text, p. 24

Most of us know without a doubt that our lives have been filled with destruction. Learning that we have a disease called addiction helps us understand the source or cause of this destruction. We can recognize addiction as a power that has worked devastation in our lives. When we take the First Step, we admit that the destructive force of addiction is bigger than we are. We are powerless over it.

At this point, our only hope is to find some Power greater than the force of our addiction--a Power bent on preserving life, not ending it. We don't have to understand it or even name it; we only have to believe that there could be such a Higher Power. The belief that a benevolent Power greater than our addiction just might exist gives us enough hope to stay clean, a day at a time.

Just for Today: I believe in the possibility of some Power that's bigger than my addiction.

Spiritual Principle a Day

March 19, 2026
Feeling Connected, Finding Community
Page 81
"We feel a real connection with others, knowing that we're all subject to the same insecurities and failings and that we all have dreams for the future."
NA Step Working Guides, Step Seven, "Preparing to Work Step Seven"

When we attend loads of meetings and work the NA program, the bonds of kinship and connection are part of the package deal. These are some of the perks of membership.

Meeting attendance teaches us to show up, to listen, and to be helpful. It turns out that these same activities nurture our connections and give us opportunities to relate to each other. Meetings have a way of counteracting the obstacles to connection. That sense of isolation and loneliness--a constant companion when we were using--can't withstand the antidote we hear repeated in meetings: You're not alone. We're glad you're here. Welcome home. We love you.

We show up for meetings, for life, for each other. We learn to be present and to listen, really listen. We focus on each speaker as best we can, even sitting up front to help limit distractions when suggested by a knowing sponsor. Paying full and careful attention to each member's share is a gift we give ourselves and to others. As we empathize with our shared struggles, we find connection. And as we celebrate each other's victories as if they are our own, we find community.

By being ourselves, we seed the ground for connecting with others. When fresh forms of unmanageability or familiar defects crop up, we share about them and find empathy. When fear suggests we stifle our ambitions, we talk it out and find encouragement. Stepwork clears out some of the static of addiction that can interfere with connectedness and helps us see that we're enough.

I will keep my mind and heart open to all of the ways my NA community draws me in today. I will appreciate our connectedness and encourage others to join in.
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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