When was the first narcotics anonymous meeting

Our Activities Calendar. Room Rental. Contact us. Southern Nevada. Contact Information. Find Us Here:. Facebook-f Twitter Linkedin-in Youtube. Leave us a message. Full Name. Email Address. Your Message. On Top. Jimmy K then thought about how a 12 steps program could also benefit people with drug abuse issues.

He established NA and held NA meetings based on this new 12 step program. For individuals with drug addiction, Narcotics Anonymous offers a step program similar to the AA. NA offers many information pamphlets and NA booklets. In order to help members, these are available in many different languages throughout the world.

The Basic Text was the first-ever known to have been published by recovered drug addicts to treat drug addicts. It was first released in However, in the 20 years since the foundation and publishing of the Basic Text, the word has steadily spread.

Narcotics Anonymous meetings started to occur in many major North American cities, and it also started to attract some international coverage. In the early s, NA had moved to Australia. That officially made them an international organization. The History of Narcotics Anonymous in B.

The first recovery meetings in British Columbia for addicts used the name Addicts Anonymous and occurred in the city of Vancouver, British Columbia in the early 's. These meetings were connected to a movement that grew out of meetings for addicts at the Unites States Public Health Service Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky in the late 's.

These meeting died out in the early 's because they did not follow the Traditions. At the time, Alcoholics Anonymous had been in existence for almost 20 years, gaining international recognition for helping its members stop using alcohol. However, AA focused only on alcohol and not drug use. Kinnon recognized the benefits of the AA step program and how a step model could also help those with drug use problems.

NA membership is free.