OF NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS

.. ·ebruary 19 /6

oc-•letter for ~.A. 'i'bc fcll.A,lhip around tbe ., ... rtd Ls •sked to j<.>tn u.; .. Hb cuutr.t ·

bYt ion& ,.f all kind., Wbat arc y .. u d1 iug that the re.•.t of a should know ab .. ut

What ba ve you d. nc· t bat baa .Jocked out .i1ell for you that ye.A cau s re ..,·1th t bt: test

~f us? \lb.at arc you ~viag to do th.at Je can all hel~ •~ppurt Jlthin tb~ atnict~re

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u t ~Ro: T - LET • s t:~~1n • i u\. rn • • JORLDI: IDE

~end YOIJF. ~ootributions to :

The Voi'e Box 622 Sun V•lley, Ca . 91352

'MY gratitude speaks ••• wheu I care ao.d #hen I share J1th others the N.A. ~•J ·

~ .A , ln a.aha has just plugg~d into an inforaatton and referral a3ency that co•ers •everal counties 4nd is run by the COlll9Jnity . It ~eta ao a referral 4cnlc:e fo• t; .A. Rl!ferral ha• ca.a ft>Oll people who have be.:ard about t '. .A. on the lueal radiu 3~tio11.1 • • •• • Mary L. baa received ~ord that Dodge City, Kana~s boa~ startP.d • 11eeting (A . DoA.r~T. Group) a ~hile ago • • ••

Cn»t lt:utlonal Ca.aittee-Tbc gro-up at The Uebr~sdf...a C~nter For WOC1en in 'loc"k, Mie9o that started a yeiac ago ts doing well. This ls o.Qe of the .area 1 s first ~roup• in• x2fol"Utory, The llasti~!J Regional Center (Stace Hospit41) bas au Al~ohol and Drug Pro~ra• •nd tn that ~eater they arc having an N.A • .eeciag tbat ha• been gotng on Cor about a year and doing 'lfe.ll. A nu.ber of contacts fr~ o~u~ Cencers •re very 1ntcTe•tcd ln N.A . A CO'Uple of druti counselor3 fcoa ~• far •w•y •s IQtla have htd thei~ clients eontaet N.A~ in Nebrask4i a••·

A~tlv:tties - ~ .A . haa an •dded benefit in thi.a .area in tboit tbere •re oieveral l.ttge soci al foactious air~Uable ~ picnica every other IW>Uth af'e usu•lly at:tC'Gded by ~t lease 10-0 peoptc.a.hikiu.g ~t $tat~ parka Add~ to the cajoyment ~nd e.xcLtea~nt Lo Jivi"* a rleao and ~her ltfe.~e•

rt-e L A. ~dti1e$t Regicnul S9.nice office a<N h.as a po1t office box (P. O. Box 60t•34 Lfocoln ,. ?J•b . 68501) and they b.a•e received -11 !r09I •C?v~n (7) diffel'eot •t.ic:e•. ~oae llf vhich 1nclude ~!o't'th and South Dakota, Miuouri, K.an•~• (statewide) • rtinn~8ota, Iowa and Colorado ••••

M.Ur; . 'rld'bt.ts: Police of fie.era ba•e been referring aever~l .cddict• to r .IL and ae,,ex-.d •embers have been asked reaularly t~1 go loto boapit.da to give t: .A. t•lk• . P~~iencs ~t Lincoln C.eueral Hospital ara allowed to go to outside i.A • .eettng1 .

8th .JORLD CO~'VE?-"TtO?\ TO SE HEU> t r UOUSTOt.

K.Ath~ H. h.ls eontacted u• to ! e t M! know tho:at the t:.A o 8th ~orld ConventioG lla• t:>e~n ~at 'ud ..,u J. bP. hel d Sept.tW!ber 21~24 at tha Shaarock. llilto~ Hotel in Ho~~ton . O<:.rohcT ~•• prefer-red hoYevP.r 1 the hotel ~a4 booked aolld for. that 110oeb , S~pt~eT eea.ed best si~~ MoY~er tends to get p~etty elos~ to •11 ch.oae y~c­ead bolid4y 31!440'H . Tlie room r•tea .,iJ.1 bl.? $JO for a dnale; $21 per per1on fo'(' .loutll.eio ; $.15 per pertu>o. !ot' triple• and $13 per peraoa for 'JU.'ld• o The hotel wU 1 bE ~o1ding a b l od r. of 200 roc!u fo:r •; .A. until 21 daya before tha convent:l.o1l (3ep.t. l) • "hen t hey vU.l b~ -rele.•ed afterwarda ou ~ firat-coae-first-•erved 1)•'>111 .. F11ers to .;;oae atlt .;oon ,n

.~ih1 H~ •l•Q shared ;a.e heautifut thoughts in her lettec : ''Wc •re All e.xetted 4ho.,.r:: tl\1 "l convention and ~o aratetul th.at i.t will be h~~e ae:u:t year~ We t~•l!t do ~e~d t'-·A1re.dy our atteG~nee at our regula~ r.Ao ~tings ha• boowed. Qu~te .. f ew '?.f the. -.ber3 froa tb~ od.gin.al N.A< g-roo.xp 4 year.~ ~go (lllbich aJ..lloat Fo\,Jttd) ha•.e coae bar.k to th~ 9eetiq . ... ~Je t'eally ~njoyP..d thh 1ear':S ~oiivaiatloo-­£.ar83~i~ ~ -, -aod vere quite .,~ed by the auppor1: •nd 'heart' of all you Caltlotniaas ! ·rbaut. you •&ain--you .Gre beJauU.fu1--,.nd we hope to eee 'y'all' here thi• yeai-!"

Anyone ~ho i~ iate~eated i n further convention det~ila aiey con~~ct their addreea belov :

8th World Comrentioa of tl.A. PoOo BOJt 27627 Houat.:>n • tex.aa 77027

:· .,,l-\\d Lu au old lette-r a t W . S .O~:

"'ti\~ -'•1 ~be7 C3D tel 1 thoc ata addict t.u Teu,; baa re.ached hte low i• wbe10 l>etlll& ..- 1 .. i .uti j•u1t it.tn't taportaot au~re .... . Man, tbet:'s bua1U.ty! 11

S.cr•a.t1m-Wi Ute~ B&rre N .A. ne>1o1 ruas a 24 hour telephone alltnlering aerrice th.at i.:J being .. mied by N.JI. • .eebera on • set acheduleo Tile .yataa is calt- forwardiog .,,l:;(.c.b ellows taellber• to be i11vol•ed iD their own botae. B)' calling thi• CIUllbu. pL1u:~.11 --nl!re aaeet.&.ns• •re held. 1eneral lufo~tiun, o'f' ride• to aeettaa• aTe •ll ~•~ll~ble. Tbe only ~eqaire.ent for •olunteerina for 12 step call• i• 90 day¥ sobx"iecy . 'l'beir number 1• : 7 l 7 /344- 9527 "

·1'.lc. t"e•c::b , ~ p:t'Oa.ca •et ap to get N ~A . awareaeaa to the uew• eedia • t• GGv ia l t a aecmld pb;ue in Scraatou-Wilke• B•rre. toc.l •tation• DOV allDOUllcia& N.A. l.a here alld it worl::ai iuclude · WABM. WIJL, WEZX~ WDL, fJGBt-AM ~· FM •ud two t: ~ le'"4'isioo at41Ciuas ~ WNEP Am> WBR.£ . Sunbury atlao report• amww:teE!9enta oo. tlilO t~~•l r~J1o st.att~n• and •oon will be OD the college •t•tiun• in tbetr •re.a . •to .,t: belp ~lt hefm tbxough public eent.ce .iuoouncemeQt.S .

(Noce : 111 •ume ace.ea a good •oarce of belp vi.th •d'Ytrtieiq & Pi b y1..-...r toe.al Ad Coun~il. • uoo-prof1t oq.uiz.atioo chai: o ff er• .d.d ~ suge•tiuna to othe1'." oou- prof it orgaalz.tioa.. , · ed .)

At"e.a ~errtce ec..t.u:ee of Northern Pa. - Lach of tbe l6 N. A. uetia&• la ttu.e •.te. •end .a GeAer•J. Senic:e bp~ to a 11eetillc each llO!ltb . ASC (Area S4tntce cClllll.tcee) sup·pUea Uteraba're to aroup•~ -.kea ••tiatl llat•; aeta up 'lea!oaal. ~:r-i'et Heetioas vitb Philadelphia ; •ets pideliuea for croup ~eti'QI• ; help• o.fv C"("W P• .gee: .it .. .rted; oqaai&e.a ..a ''WUltq to Sbare" li•~; initiated the 'wtreacb" progr.aj s~ dou.atiou t<.. W . S oO~ and b m~tl1 i-nol-ye.d la

c-gordtn.atln& ;>laDS .foe a.ca i.saat Co.aat Comrention to the fut11re o (ctabt ou. CUJ• ~ )

·•tt t le.ire the proaraa aod go out again .and sC.aJ.'t using tbeQ t•• ~o louaer an addLcc ; it'• Jue~ that errery ft-Ye •1n-ute. of fC1 l ·ife I'• unlucky . "

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A~ y~ will lt"~er, .ac the 7th World Con"fentton it was decided tbat we wou11 bnltt t.he N.A . World Confareuce sepscacely eacb 1ear.., This 1eat: r.h!! \ilorlJ C~n!ereo~~ wtll be h~ld April 1at & 2udw 1978 ia I.us Angeles ~ full detail~ ., to cl.aes and plaee wtll be fortbcoatng la tbe near fucure .

For ~hose of you area delegaces and repreaeatatives who will be cusi~ i a bousing eOlllU.ttee bas been getttug tcgether to prwvtde you with accOlllO~tions .at. dif ferent. l9e:llbers 1 ho•ea o Please let us ~ AHEAD OF l'ti'O:': vben yoaJ to1ill ~e •EriYi.ag so we c.o set this up with youo Please ~oat.act the World Se.rvtc~ OfH.ce .-t · P. O. Box b22 SUD Valle7 • Ca., 91352 oc c.H ~s .a t ; W . S . 0, .. 21J/7Q4 ~1_..~a .. : o~ cal~ ~~eg P. - 213/763-8193.

We hope to see .t-epreseotaciua frOll the C..uadi.aD g~uups at this coof eceuc~~

It L~ good co bear that other place• have st.a~ed Club h~u9es for cle.an .addlct sv Thie f 1rst "Survi•or' a Club'' ia S.u Fernando Valley arew fro. a a.eed £or a p.lat·e for cle.ao addlcta to aeet with esch uthe~ ia a aectiaa othec thaa N.A. ~s aurh. In keeptaa with our 6tb Tradition. th!a bas been vorkiag out we11 4 Oclu!c ar~s "'~xe dub bou.ses bave atarted .are Pesaa.a7lvauLa. Floc-ida aad t\orthetu Cial:if.nei.i. Tb.ere .are oc.~r$ arouad . v 4pleaae let ue ltaow where 7ou ace so that choae 1;f '!JS wbo are tra•el1ag cao cuntact 1~u .

T~ W.:rld Directory of Meetings vilJ. be out in len Chao 30 dayu . Contact the ~orld Service Office for isau-e.~

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Hey~ Eill f . Ln Ca!gacy , B. C •••• h~~ 4b<Juc that Frencb tcansla~ioa

Hello ~°"'11 ~ndcc! tt ' 1 ~~>Od to tnov you~ groups are growing ~ And slthuut~ 'f ~u wa,. oot be able to aali.~ the Con.f elt'ence tbts year• ~ vil l be in tou«= 1:1 111tth .... n ::l.evelupmeot;s , If anything transpires t.bat w.Juld affect N.i' • .aa.s a whol~ • ''°" wll 1 be o.utt.fied . We need some iApuc .fr oa alJ. yvQ diagex$, ou1-:-.

Peuni!Jlvao.i.a l;et y\J\1t' olilegace out here for April! We .3re a~lous to b.i!\fe 't'~prescuta~Lua nere h ·oa 7~r area!

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Tbe Sout.hcxu GaHtornia. Iutttuti<>n.al c.o-ittee 1 'llhicb was fct11ed about n.bw .oacba ago 9 baa dr.avn up a ~et of guidelines for use bJ an Institution.al Co--1.tt~~ . they l'GClud~ ioforll!actou far •etti~ up an Iua~itu~ion.al COMllitc~ aud tarryi~ the iae~cage Lu~~ &OY~rm.ent iastltucion•. Auyon~ way obcain a copy uf tb1s foi.at by coat.act1og the Soo Calif. la.t1tutioaal eo..ittee : P. O. Box 112 Suo Va lley, Ca . 913.52 .. Ahv available .are label.fl f(jJ: 32 o~ o Utel'ature ~oll ect~on ca1ltt to be ua~d vben gee: ting your literature fund41 together . I113tituti oca1 eo-itt.~2 .e~cicg• ate held the 3rd Sunday of e'Ye'!'7 11e>oth At cbQ S~iworia Club ~ft~r tbe noon Meciag o All !-! .A • .e.bera are "elcoeed to .Jtltend .

Cce o'! ou:r Trus t.?e:J aocl a m..'ln tt~ s t a t ed :un~· ?;i!Ja3 hcv :;>road lie !.laa of being ~ ~e:r. o f '\ .A. died Ce.li" ta~ ;md oi. 1977 . J~u:!l Whaley W33 OCG

wh:> v~irs uni~;.? 17 ~elf. Ho spc~e bis conviction:s and "told it like it wa3 , " J .l c:k d :i -ad d:ct::~n yf'!.;!lr:J clea:i . He chall~ed ooow. of us but ao.lt of dll he aet t he ch.:tllengea ot d..iiily livini in hio own w~y . He! will not be fo•'"llott e?i ,

A1 t bou.;h ibt-~p a t HT.st did not 40 •-iUite u well aa I !lad hoped• li"Ying in C4 l .Lforo.U tb~~e >ast few a.on~!la b.-t:a bee.a :a ~te .gro-.1in3 experience! I .1.D e.'lped . .nll 7 s.~•teful t.o tbe fac;t tb.l~ t he-r.e are w au,u1y i1LA ~ .:ecti~~ be re "nd aa ur at eful foi:- .aU the help .aud looire th.at hai.0 !:>een given t o me b:'l .;ry faJ tO"f N .A .. llCer:!bex-:s. Maeti.~• be-re are tJUlte a c:or.tt't'.l..:t f:t'CC1 1117 bometowu o f Rocbe$ter. N ~ Y . wber~ "We stru;alitd for four ye.ara to keep our .a..111 (but <'l :a3n) &atheri.ag Qf ae:s.berci togethet:. Wb~ I left we still W,d 2-5 tae2fbe·n. !hls h one of the iapo:-tant rea11on.• 111hy I feel tbe scree; need of a ne-.,sJ.etter , It..,~• 'b7 recelviug ..:uch .a aewaleti:~r a couple of yecin clSO. chac I vas gi'f !!O a little ao?"e •trltll8tb to "keop coailtlg b"9clc:" whsu .a.11 ehe seatted t:o be f.dling. 1: ha"'e •~ proof that thio prozram wor?tti t1hether there .a".tc thre~ sacberQd togct ber o~ fifty. If fQU are tn e sasll remot~ group, it i• your • treugr.h ~nd in~pirat!on that remind8 uo of wher2 v~ one~ werQ and coutinuea t ~ gi~e ~Q the gr3~itude that re&Uads ua of ~he~e we once were and continue• L; ~i'IC ab the fP :'d f' itude that w~ ttitl 11e~d ti..'<La.y . (Jifmy l<w once told aae " rhe bat'dc.1Jt thinn 2bout: s'tarting au N.A. grcup in an area vbere none exi•t ~ J: ~ op 1.:l or~e s .!~le W'OrC : PG.ca111te:u'.:e ." ~owiDJ,; ~ accepti ng thi• belped 1'l~ t ., re&Uy bog i:t to gl."0111 in tbl.• progra•. )

'i t'l<>VC ~Ida u i?Vs ~ ':l:tet' ...,ut brtng you s<T.Tte !dean that Pf!Thsp3 will 'bdp yvu t •:.. g rou , Wo a h o n~~ y<>u r .L<i0-3..J, support and '1t::·engt:b t o h.eep th.in go i a3 .. !\le -oa i.n Tit.& IJC~ tU!'4:tlettera .n·-e 'll.:l"td to keep 1JolruJ t• du~ to lae~ r>f tnput •. . von ' t yol.I helv 11• g.r~w t oo, .u:d i:~t>e vich ui; . Let's k~-p thl:.i one golu:s~

!( :J t)fneth!ng 1(ro 'i-J'"C .doQe "b.A3 wo Tked ~ let us knov aboi.at t~ " Were 1ou 11ble r, • ., H :12<1 tty 3.et -~ -:~et!~ l8tC1rted ln " hottpl.t.11 or i.11:3-e.itntion? lf •o. c~~~:r t~t i~ .iJcu:e. ar~a of the ~O'Cutry people .are 4tS.ll tryin.1 a.ad bav.? f;&J~ ,, .?d . ~ d i,:l _Y'O•'I so abcut. i t'? \l.bat wol'!ted aud f>tbat did.1'.' t vo:d: '!

ml..( ~~.II 1~r' pi:.X' 'lOU t .lp"\.t"il.~J a?eTie:nc~? lioa'7~ you ll!'e~e"Ot 17 gon~ ~Q'fOU!J!l , ~· 1'.'{l$l~ tba~ l>rou~ht :JOU clo!Je:r co 'IN~ ru~~f' Pnue'r or t:\l~ P"'O~:t'3m;7 One ., ~ C-Jo pa;:e .a ( :>'t'i~6 ~rc a tar!l~ ·Ja'J in -Ytll.<:h we ~u ~a.~e wLt b. otheris tb~ou,ib.vut °' !li; .o;oo-atry bur..'~~ .a"°e l.l.'111.Q3 th~ N ~A ~ 'W.t1'f , w ~ . Ptt%b.upis 1cu 'O.av.e ~ suege~t.ioo C'.l H~t you "'Ott l.d tik~ to 11ee pri"Ot:ed tn cbe U<!"4'$l~t:er .. Let u:s bo"" ~

J..f 'tfe s~t ~~ 1.cput • ve vculd like to '&take ''The Voice" .: mont:hly, 1'1C4t~e wr tte TC'0/..1 o:nd $~-ire :'our t.dc.,1a , oto.d.~o .and suggc.<Jt!onn . >.ey 1nfortMtion re~ei-red b1 Fv:b~.au·y 24 'ltfil t be ?Q~ !nit:<:> t.h e M.·rrcb 1.:s~~e .