The Perspective: An Outsider Peering into Narcotics Anonymous
Narcotics Anonymous is an organization helping individuals to seek sobriety and abstinence and carry the message to others still suffering from addiction (Narcotics Anonymous World Services, Inc., 2016). The extensive history of the organization and the presence of the organization today tell a story of addicts who have had success with the program and are continuing to receive blessings from sobriety. The success of the organization depends on the individual’s willingness to be a member through to desire to stop using and support one another within the organization (Narcotics Anonymous World Services, Inc., 1986b). Narcotics Anonymous meetings consist of members joining together …show more content…
Finding meetings within one’s community is easy to access via the Internet, counseling offices, and state offices such as the courthouse. Once you find one meeting, it is not difficult to find another within the area, especially if the group does not meet each day. Different groups announce other meeting locations and opportunities for members and visitors at each meeting. Through the announcements, members are informed on upcoming events, sobriety anniversary dates, and other meetings in the area. At each meeting, there is a facilitator present. The facilitator is also a recovering addict. The individual is there to guide the meeting and make sure the meeting begins and ends on time. He or she also tells the individuals within the group to refrain from sharing if the individual has used drugs in the past 24 hours.
The structure in each meeting is similar due to Narcotics Anonymous meeting guidelines, but the demographics and many other factors vary meeting to meeting. Each individual in the meeting has a unique story to tell, but members are always open-minded and willing to welcome all individuals no matter where they are in life. The ideology of Narcotics Anonymous is to be free of controversy and focus on a recovery environment for individuals who have addictions or are addicts can share with anonymity (Narcotics Anonymous World Services, Inc.,
Narcotics Anonymous is an organization helping individuals to seek sobriety and abstinence and carry the message to others still suffering from addiction (Narcotics Anonymous World Services, Inc., 2016). The extensive history of the organization and the presence of the organization today tell a story of addicts who have had success with the program and are continuing to receive blessings from sobriety. The success of the organization depends on the individual’s willingness to be a member through to desire to stop using and support one another within the organization (Narcotics Anonymous World Services, Inc., 1986b). Narcotics Anonymous meetings consist of members joining together …show more content…
Finding meetings within one’s community is easy to access via the Internet, counseling offices, and state offices such as the courthouse. Once you find one meeting, it is not difficult to find another within the area, especially if the group does not meet each day. Different groups announce other meeting locations and opportunities for members and visitors at each meeting. Through the announcements, members are informed on upcoming events, sobriety anniversary dates, and other meetings in the area. At each meeting, there is a facilitator present. The facilitator is also a recovering addict. The individual is there to guide the meeting and make sure the meeting begins and ends on time. He or she also tells the individuals within the group to refrain from sharing if the individual has used drugs in the past 24 hours.
The structure in each meeting is similar due to Narcotics Anonymous meeting guidelines, but the demographics and many other factors vary meeting to meeting. Each individual in the meeting has a unique story to tell, but members are always open-minded and willing to welcome all individuals no matter where they are in life. The ideology of Narcotics Anonymous is to be free of controversy and focus on a recovery environment for individuals who have addictions or are addicts can share with anonymity (Narcotics Anonymous World Services, Inc.,