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Narcotics Anonymous sprang from the Alcoholics Anonymous program of the late 1940s, with meetings first emerging in the Los Angeles area of California, USA, in the early fifties. The NA program started as a small US movement that has grown into one of the world's oldest and largest organizations of its type.

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Today, Narcotics Anonymous is well established throughout much of the Americas, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. Newly formed groups and NA communities are now scattered throughout the Indian subcontinent, Africa, East Asia, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe. Narcotics Anonymous books and information pamphlets are currently available in 49 languages.

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While guided by its traditions, Narcotics Anonymous works cooperatively with professionals and organizations in healthcare, treatment, government, and the community. Much of NA’s growth has been supported by non-addict allies. Common ways we cooperate include sharing contact information, providing recovery literature, and offering insight into the NA program.

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To learn more, explore these resources:

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  • Membership Survey: Insights from thousands of NA members worldwide. Contains the results of biennial survey of approximately 32,398 NA members

  • NA: A Resource in Your Community: Information on local services, outreach, and events

  • Information About NA: Overview of NA’s history, philosophy, and membership

  • For Those in Treatment: Guidance for continuing recovery after treatment

  • By Young Addicts, For Young Addicts: Real experiences from young people in recovery

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • In Times of Illness: Support for mental health and chronic illness in recovery

  • NA 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 contains a broader discussion of NA Members and other medications.

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